Healthwatch Herefordshire
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Healthwatch Herefordshire - the consumer champion for health and social care services. What's your view?
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HEREFORDSHIRE TOGETHER - COMMUNITY PARADIGM SHOWCASE | Book now and learn about the organisations that have received funding from the Herefordshire Together Fund Herefordshire Community Foundation.
🗓️Thursday 16th May
🕤9.30am - 12.30pm
📌 Hereford Football ground
👉 To book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/herefordshir…
🎬Following a report we did last year, we worked with TaurusHealthcare/Herefordshire General Practice, Health Checkers and EnviroAbility to create videos aimed to encourage uptake of health checks for those with a learning disability.
👀Watch the Annual Health Checks video here: youtu.be/y_X77Xg2CZg
At our Talk Wellbeing Maylord Orchards centre this week, we'll be offering drop in Health Checks on Monday, Friday and Saturday
We'll be welcoming the Project Echo, Healthy Lifestyles and Healthwatch Herefordshire teams.
See: herefordshiregeneralpractice.co.uk/health-and-wel… or below for further details
The NHS bowel cancer screening kit can detect signs of cancer before you notice anything is wrong.
The kit is automatically posted to everyone aged 56 to 74, and the programme is expanding to include those aged 50 to 55 by 2025.
#BowelCancerAwarenessMonth
📢DEMENTIA ACTION WEEK is 13th-19th May
In Ross-on-Wye, plans have already been made for a packed week. All events are free.
Please note, you will need to book onto some events and not others. All details are on the poster below.
#dementia | #Herefordshire | #DementiaActionWeek
We have raised concerns, together with National Voices Patients Association and NHS Providers that the plans to cut the number of Royal Mail deliveries could put patient safety at risk.
independent.co.uk/business/plans…
#PatientSafety #RoyalMail #NHS #NHS letters
📢HAVE YOUR SAY on the Out of Hours Urgent GP service location change. For full details, a link to a survey and to watch the video: tinyurl.com/HWOutofHours
To join a focus group, see details below.
#Herefordshire #OutofHours
Gynae Cancer Support Service
🗓️2nd Thursday of every month
🕥10.30am - 12.30pm
📌Yeleni - 2 Blackfriars St, Hereford, HR4 9HS
#Cancer | #cancersupport | #gynaecancer | #herefordshire
Mental Health Well-being Support Group - 3 times a week in Ross-on-Wye
📌St Mary's Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye
🔹Mondays: 9.30am - 11.30am
🔹Thursdays: 6.30pm - 8pm
🔹Fridays 11.30am - 1pm
📞Contact Laura for more information: 07802 672278
#MentalHealth #Herefordshire
Sharing your healthcare experiences can make a massive difference to NHS staff. Whether it’s good or bad, big or small, we welcome your feedback to help improve services in your community.
#ShareForBetterCare by completing our online form: healthwatchherefordshire.co.uk/share-your-vie…
This #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth , familiarise yourself with the symptoms. 9 in 10 people survive #bowelcancer if found at the earliest stage.
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP IN LEDBURY 🗓️Thursday April 11th
🕥10.30am - 12.30pm
📌 Ledbury Rugby Club, New Club House, Ross Road, Ledbury, HR8 2LP
#Herefordshire | #ProstateCancer | #SupportGroup | #Ledbury
🎬Watch the video and HAVE YOUR SAY on the Out of Hours Urgent GP service change: youtu.be/hCNP5trJck8
TO TAKE PART: tinyurl.com/HWOutofHours
#Herefordshire #OutofHours #ServiceChange
April is #BowelCancer AwarenessWeek | Last year, Healthwatch Herefordshire volunteer Chris shared his bowel cancer journey with us and highlighted the importance of completing an NHS bowel test screening kit if you are sent one. youtube.com/watch?v=n7-Cs5…
#BowelCancer #cancer
If you need urgent care during the Easter break, please contact NHS111. They will direct you to the right service for your needs.
Wishing you a happy and restful holiday.
HerefordshireCouncil NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Wye Valley NHS Trust Healthwatch Herefordshire
Our Chair Andy Watts and Karen were honoured to attend The Kindle Centre last Friday to see the South Wye Development Trust awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service. Congratulations to the team on this fantastic achievement. #kingsaward #herefordshire
📢Herefordshire Pharmacy Opening Times over Easter
Don't make a wasted trip, check before you go 👇:
england.nhs.uk/midlands/nhs-e…
#pharmacy | #openingtimes #bankholiday
🎬Last week we were invited to present our new videos to TaurusHealthcare/Herefordshire General Practice. The videos encourage those with a #learningdisability to have their #vaccines and #healthchecks . We were joined by EnviroAbility and Hereford Health Checkers who starred in the videos. #Herefordshire