Care Homes have been closed to visitors since March 2020. For the first time in almost two years, we’re starting up our programme of Enter and View visits to assess how residents are doing as a result of the pandemic.
In response to findings in our recent GP report, we want to make local residents aware of a unique opportunity to influence how local GP practices make decisions and improve the quality of care.
The changes come after the Department of Health and Social Care announced the end of the shielding programme for people identified as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’
We are working with five other Healthwatch branches to gather local insight into your experiences of Long COVID to support the development of services and systems.
We have recently heard from 390 local people about their experiences of accessing Primary Care* and local GPs throughout the pandemic and have published a report to share our findings.
To help us select our priorities for the next 12 months we'd like to find out what health and social care issues are important to you. Please complete the survey below and have your say!