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Following on from responses to our recent Priority Survey, Healthwatch Bedford Borough are looking at access to GP practices locally.
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Autism Bedfordshire is looking for autistic adults with or without a learning disability, living with Type 2 Diabetes to be part of a new project with NHS diabetes service. -
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Your #GeneralPracticeTeam is made up of a range of healthcare professionals who work at your practice and in the wider community to help you get the right care when you need it.
Depending on your needs, you may be seen by a wider general practice team member.
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough is looking for people who are passionate about making a difference to health & care services to join its Advisory Board. -
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A new Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Stoma Prescription Service is launching on 1 June 2023. The service is designed to enhance the care that people with a stoma receive when ordering their stoma products.
The service is for anyone who has a stoma and is registered with a GP practice in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area. The new service will replace the Connect (LAMS) service in Luton. It will be a new type of service for Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. -
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LGBT Bedfordshire on behalf of Mary Seacole Housing Association have launched titled Bedfordshire’s CommUNITY Meditation Service, which has been set up to support victims of Hate Crime across Luton, Bedford and Central Bedfordshire. The service aims to reduce Hate Crime and increase the report rates across these three locations. -
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Bedford Hospital are extremely excited and proud to have launched their robotic assisted surgery programme at Bedfordshire Hospitals.
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Are you the carer of a person who is currently an inpatient at the hospital? Please speak to a member of staff on the ward to find out more about the Carer’s Pack.
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The latest UKHSA health protection report data shows there has been a rise in measles cases.
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Community Nurse Fellows commissioned local Healthwatch across the East of England to engage with patients, carers and families about their views towards community nursing, and their experiences of accessing this service. 6 Local Healthwatch involved in this engagement included: Healthwatch Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough and Suffolk. -
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Thousands of people are set to benefit from new hyperacute units providing specialist care.
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough is proud to announce we have published our Annual Report 2022/23, containing highlights from the past year and details of the year ahead. -
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Please see details below of Healthwatch Bedford Borough visit to Bushmead Court in June 2023 -
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Please see details below of Healthwatch Bedford Borough visit to Waterloo House in May 2023 -
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Please see details below of Healthwatch Bedford Borough visit to Lilibett Lodge in May 2023 -
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough are your local health and social care champions, but what does that mean? -
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Sometimes people can be in a mental health crisis or need urgent support. It may be due to thoughts of harming themselves or others, or suicidal thoughts, or it may be that the symptoms of mental ill health are making it difficult to manage and support is needed very quickly. -
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Organ Donation, the gift of life, you could save up to nine lives by confirming your decision to be on the NHS Organ Donor Register. -
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Bedfordshire Hospitals Reinstate overnight visiting in Maternity units. -
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The East of England Cancer Alliance Patient Partnership Group would like to invite you to attend an online event. -
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Everyone who goes through a cancer diagnosis and treatment will experience it differently. Local people who have had cancer treatment or supported someone who has, are being invited to complete our online survey to share their experiences. -
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Following three years of extensive engagement with local people, Reverend Lloyd Denny, has published the Denny Review into health inequalities across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. -
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Following three years of extensive engagement with local people, Reverend Lloyd Denny, has published the Denny Review into health inequalities across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. -
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The Bedford Borough Health and Wellbeing Board is launching a public consultation for the Joint Local Health & Wellbeing Strategy 2024-2027. -
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough are carrying out a project to look at public experience of accessing NHS dental care. -
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October is World Menopause Month, and October 18th celebrated as World Menopause Awareness Day, with the focus this year on cardiovascular health. -
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, globally. If detected early, treatment is more successful and there's a good chance of recovery. Breast cancer screening can prevent an estimated 23%-37% cases of breast cancer. -
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As of Monday 30th October 2023, the Phlebotomy GP service at Gilbert Hitchcock House will require ALL patients to book an appointment for a blood test. Please note, this also includes patients with urgent blood test forms. -
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Please see details below of Healthwatch Bedford Borough visit to Holly Tree Lodge in July 2023 -
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The Government has published a report that there are national supply issues affecting medications for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There are a combination of reasons why this is happening, including: increase in demand, manufacturing issues, change in suppliers, change in what manufactures are making certain products. It is unclear when these issues will be resolved. -
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Bedford Borough Council is proud to announce the installation of a heartwarming initiative at Norse Road Crematorium, a ‘Post box to Heaven.’ Inspired by the touching story of a grieving nine-year-old in Nottingham who first conceived the idea, the council received a number of requests from residents for a similar post box locally. This special post box provides an opportunity for people to send letters or cards to a loved one they’ve lost. -
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A community cafe which offers food, friendship, and fun for all the family, has been launched in Queens Park. -
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As we come towards the end of the year, on behalf of the Healthwatch Bedford Borough team, may we take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your support. -
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Explore a snapshot of what Bedford Borough has to offer women with their Health & Wellbeing, by way of multiple exhibition stands and FREE taster sessions. -
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The Bedfordshire & Luton Care Services Directory 2023/24 lists care providers and care homes across Bedfordshire. -
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In June 2023, Healthwatch Bedford Borough began working in partnership with Bedford Borough Council’s Strategic Commissioning and Procurement Team, and Voiceability, Bedford Borough’s chosen advocacy and involvement service. The focus of the activity was to capture the Service User and Carers voice with the local Supported Living provision and co-produce the new Supported Living Framework specification with people accessing these services. -
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to affect more than 850 million people worldwide and resulted in over 3.1 million deaths in 2019.
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Parents and carers are being urged to make sure their children catch-up with missed vaccinations, amid a rising number of measles cases nationally -
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This report contains findings from their annual survey. -
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We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and self-motivated individual to recruit, train, and support volunteers in Healthwatch Bedford Borough and be the lead for Social Care Outreach / Engagement. -
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Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey.
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Discover ways to support your mental health and wellbeing with the Recovery College's free courses. -
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough are now contactable via WhatsApp making it easier to contact us. -
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Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire have been asked by the local authorities in Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough to lead a community engagement project to seek the views of their residents on the local adult’s Advocacy Service. Healthwatch Bedford Borough are promoting this survey. -
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In 2016 the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.