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Moodmaster Well-Being Sessions

Bereavement Support and Coffee and Chat Group.

Take a look at our July Insight report for an update on what Healthwatch Sandwell have been doing during July!

Harvest View (opened 24th November 2022) is an integrated social care and health facility with 80 en-suite rooms alongside communal areas for Service Users who need specialist support from both social care and health staff all under one roof. The focus is on reablement1 with a view to helping Sandwell residents get back home after a hospital stay or those who need some structured support to avoid a hospital stay altogether.

The IT issues that have been affecting GP practices have now been resolved.

Our Annual Report is now live! We have been working hard during 2023-2024 to listen to the voices of local people and influence changes in the services that people use.

Take a look at our Insight Report, which covers patient experiences and a team update for May - June 2024

Take a look at what Healthwatch Sandwell have been hearing during May and June.

All information supporting the July Independent Strategic Advisory Board meeting to be held on 1st July 2024

Please see a snap shot of our Diabetes Prevention week information!

As a nation, we're a generous lot. You could say that giving is in our blood. But it’s blood we need more people to give to save lives.
Every minute, the NHS needs 3 lifesaving blood donations - everything from emergency surgery, to the precious blood that keeps people with sickle cell healthy.
Sickle cell is more common in people of Black heritage. To get the best possible treatment, people with sickle cell need blood that closely matches their own. This often comes from donors of the same ethnicity. That's why we particularly need donors of Black heritage to sign up and start giving. We also particularly need O negative and O positive donors to book an appointment. O negative can be given to anyone in emergencies, and O positive is blood type most commonly requested by hospitals.

The rewards of foster caring extend far beyond the positive influence on a child; as fostering can lead to personal growth, fulfilment, and a sense of purpose to your own life. As of 31st March 2021, there were 45,370 fostering households and 76,640 foster carers in England. This is a 2% and 4% increase since 2014 to 2015, respectively.