1. Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2018

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    Enter and View visit report for Cancer services for Sandwell patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

  2. Hospital Treatment Pathways

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    HWS engaged with Sandwell residents who were ‘patients in waiting’ for hospital treatment to hear about their experiences and any impacts of Covid-19 on their hospital treatment pathways.

  3. Lyndon 4 ward, Sandwell General Hospital 2019

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    Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Lyndon Ward 4.

  4. Healthwatch Sandwell Annual Report 2022-2023

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    Healthwatch Sandwell is your local health and social care champion. We make sure NHS leaders and decision makers hear your voice and use your feedback to improve care. We can also help you to find reliable and trustworthy information and advice.

    Over the past year we have published 22 reports, engaged with 2,043 people and visited six towns of Sandwell delivering our Guided By You workshops.

  5. The Diabetes Clinic – Sandwell General Hospital

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    Diabetes clinic at Sandwell General Hospital gives patients the chance to meet a range of different members of staff who have specialised and have years of experience looking after people with diabetes who can check that they are as healthy as possible and give them highly specialised advice on how to look after their diabetes. Most referrals come via the GP.

  6. August Insight Report

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    Take a look at our August Insight Report to see what patients are telling us about services in Sandwell.

  7. Healthwatch Sandwell Guided By You Report 2023

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    You might remember our Guided By You tour where we held six workshops in six Towns around Sandwell. We visited each Town and spoke to local people about their priorities. We have collated the comments and suggestions from people in each town, this information is now ready in our Guided By You report which is not live!

    Want to see what people in your local area are saying? Use the download button below to see what people are saying in your area.

  8. Health Advisory Board Meeting July 2023

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    Information for our Health Advisory Board Meeting to be held 4th July 2023.

  9. GP Showcase - New Street Surgery

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    Healthwatch Sandwell are aware the challenges people facing regarding getting GP appointments, especially during the pandemic. We would like to capture the other side of GP surgeries, what are surgeries doing to improve the patient experience?

  10. January Insights 2024

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    Here are our January Insights from the Healthwatch Sandwell Team!

    Click the link below to see what we have been doing.

  11. Diabetes In Sandwell March 2024

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    Healthwatch Sandwell is an independent organisation that champions the voice of Sandwell residents in their health and social care services. Experiences and insight gathered from engaging and listening to people is shared with health and social care providers and commissioners to help inform and improve services.

    Successful management of living with diabetes and reducing associated health risks requires patient and health care services to work together. NHS healthcare services have a responsibility to ensure patients are offered diabetes management education, so that they are well informed and able to be involved in managing their condition and decisions about their care, including medications. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance also recommends an individualised approach, is required to meet any patients’ needs and circumstances including dietary advice, culture and beliefs.

  12. March Insights

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    Here is a snapshot of what the team have been doing in March!