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Supporting Independent Living in Warwickshire

Equipment to help you live at home can range from a simple walking stick to a more complex item like a mobile hoist.

Healthwatch Warwickshire is involved in several research projects across the region. Our involvement focusses on ensuring that the perspective of patients is taken into account.

For the two weeks beginning Monday 23rd December and Monday 30th December there will be very limited cover at Healthwatch Warwickshire. We will respond to messages as soon as we can, but this may be after we re-open on Monday 6th January 2025.

Following our initial engagement with young people across Warwickshire, we are investigating the barriers young people face when they need to see a GP (doctor) or need support from mental health services. If you are aged between 16 - 24 years old, we would like to hear your experiences of contacting services and receiving healthcare.

You can register if you are 18+ and have an upcoming appointment.

If you have had Covid-19 and are suffering with fatigue, breathlessness, or a cough, it could be Long Covid.

This is the fourth performance report of our new contract. Every three months we provide a report on our activities, and their impact.

This quarter we said goodbye and thank you to Gita Patel (pictured right), as she stepped down from our Board of Directors.

Scroll to the end of this page to read the full report.

Working with you, professionals in Local Primary Care Networks (GPs), local hospital staff, the emergency services, and the Canal & River Trust we want to understand if there is a need to improve access to Health Care Services for the Boating Community.

Our aim is to help you, living on a boat, get the information and support you need.

On Thursday 14th November we held our Annual General meeting online via Zoom. The agenda for our AGM included an overview of our Annual Report from 2023 to 2024, as well as HWW’s Financial Report and appointment of auditors.

Read the report from our visit to Canning Court Care Home on 15th October 2024

Do you or someone you care for need help with daily living tasks or getting out and about? Read the article below to find out answers to key questions about adult social care.

In July 2024, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care commissioned Lord Darzi to conduct an immediate and independent investigation of the NHS. The review was published on Thursday 12 September.

Lord Darzi wrote a letter to the Secretary of Sate to accompany his review. The letter includes a summary of Lord Darzi's 28 findings and reported "Nothing that I have found draws into question the principles of a health service that is taxpayer funded, free at the point of use, and based on need not ability to pay".