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    Health Overview Scrutiny Committees (HOSC) are statutory Local Authority bodies with the duty to oversee NHS services.
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    This Privacy Statement sets our data processing practices carried. We retain and use personal data (information that relates to and identifies living people) to help us carry out our role as the independent champion for people who use health and social care services.
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    Find out about our role, our plans and our people.
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    Pedmore House is a small residential home that caters for people with severe physical and complex learning disabilities. It has a capacity for 11 residents, but currently 9 reside there.
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    Hilltop Lodge is a modern large nursing home situated at the junction of Hill Top and Coles Lane in West Bromwich. It has a capacity to provide nursing and residential care for 85 residents who are elderly or dementia patients.
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    Bearwood Nursing Home is situated on the Bearwood Road in Smethwick. It is registered to provide care for 63 service users, supporting care for Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Physical and Sensory impairments.
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    Find out how we can help you access the support you need to live well.
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    Do you want to help make a difference to health and social care? Whether you would like to volunteer with us, work in partnership, or share your views, we'd love to hear from you.
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    Volunteers play a vital role in helping people have their say on health and social care. Volunteering with Healthwatch can help you develop skills, gain experience and make a difference to your community.
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    Take a look at our practical resources to help you make a complaint about NHS health and social care services.
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    As a consumer champion for the public, Healthwatch Sandwell (HWS) regularly listens to experiences about unsatisfactory care and signposts to themost appropriate complaints handler.
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    This investigation is a follow-up to the earlier Healthwatch Sandwell (HWS) reports published in July and October 2017 which made four recommendations to improve the service.
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    A large part of Healthwatch Sandwell’s role is to represent the patient voice and work in partnership with health and social care commissioners and providers.
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    Wellcroft House is a small residential home that caters for people with profound learning disabilities.
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    Enter and View visit report for Cancer services for Sandwell patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
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    Wood Green Nursing Home caters for elderly residents with dementia, end of life care and rehabilitation. It has a capacity for 40 residents .It is part of the Friendly Care Group.
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    Healthwatch Sandwell (HWS) are conducting a survey of all General Practitioner (GP) Practices to find out their patients’ and visitors’ knowledge, awareness and involvement in each practice’s Patient Participation Group (PPG).
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    Healthwatch Sandwell (HWS) are conducting a survey of all General Practitioner (GP) Practices to find out their patients’ and visitors’knowledge, awareness and involvement in each Practice’s Patient Participation Group (PPG).
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    Healthwatch Sandwell (HWS) are conducting a survey of all General Practitioner (GP) Practices to find out their patients’ and visitors’ knowledge, awareness and involvement in each practice’s Patient Participation Group (PPG).
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    Between 3rd July 2017 and 26th March 2018, Healthwatch Sandwell facilitated three Real World Coproduction Workshops with Maternity Services at City Hospital, part of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.
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    The Day hospice is for anyone with a life limiting illness that requires specialist palliative care support and provides support with physical, emotional, spiritual and social concerns, which come with a life limiting illness, over a structured 12-weekprogramme.
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    If you can't find the right support, Healthwatch is here for you. In times of worry or stress, we can be there to find you the best place to go for help, whether it's finding an NHS dentist, how to make a complaint or where to go for extra support. Find out more in our video below.
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    We're here to find out matters to you and to help make sure your views shape the support you need.
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    Find out more about how we regulate the running of our organisation. Like most organizations, Healthwatch Sandwell has policies to give consistency and regulation around various aspects of employment and governance. Our policies are regularly reviewed and amended if necessary and our current policies are available to download below.
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    This project aimed to ascertain patients’ awareness of their local PPG and to find out if patients are involved in their local PPG and if they have received any information about it.
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    Healthwatch Sandwell (HWS) visited Sandwell General Hospital (SGH), Rowley Regis Hospital (RRH) and City Hospital (CH) to evaluate how effective the Purple Points Initiative (PPI) is and to ascertain whether patients and carers are aware of the initiative.
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    McLaren House is a three-storey property situated on Bratt Street, West Bromwich. It accommodates and supports residents with a mental health condition. It has a capacity of 9 residents
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    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.
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    This project endeavored to engage with as many adult Carers as possible but especially those who do not necessarily identify as carers or those who are not currently accessing services to understand their needs in relation to support for carers.
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    Sandwell CAMHS is a specialist mental health service commissioned to provide interventions to those children, young people and their families.
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    Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.
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    Oakham Surgery is within the Health Partnership is a GP led partnership that comprises Regis Medical Centre, Carters Green Medical Centre and Whiteheath Medical Centre.
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    The feedback collected is intended to help inform the decision-making of several projects linked to the STP Primary Care Strategy not necessarily representative of the whole population.
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    Waterside is a care home for 59 people providing nursing, convalescence, palliative and respite care.
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    Healthwatch Sandwell Advisory Board (HAB) Public Meeting. Held on Wednesday 11 September 2019 2.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
    Central Avenue, Tipton, Sandwell