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  1. A Healthwatch volunteer perspective... of volunteering

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    Read exactly what its like to volunteer with Healthwatch by one of our very own volunteers.

  2. Army of NHS experts brought in to care homes to tackle over-medication

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    Experts have been recruited by NHS England and NHS Improvement to help prevent care home residents being given too many medicines

  3. #HWL19 - Making a difference - Gypsy Traveller community

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    Sharing your views with Healthwatch Lincolnshire has led to positive changes to health and social care services in Lincolnshire

  4. #HWL19 - Changes you want to see to health and social care in Lincolnshire

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    With the launch of annual report we wanted to highlight the areas that the residents of Lincolnshire felt there was room to change in their health and social care services.

  5. #HWL19 - Our 2018/19 Highlights

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    #HWL19 During the past year Healthwatch Lincolnshire has engaged with over 8,445 people from many different communities, ages and backgrounds. Here are some of our Highlights from the Year:

  6. #HWL19 What services do people want to know about?

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    Healthwatch plays an important role in providing advice and pointing people in the right direction for the support they need.

  7. #HWL19 - 2020 Vision for healthcare in Lincolnshire

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    For a long time we have heard from the people of Lincolnshire telling us they are confused and concerned about what is happening to their NHS services.

  8. #HWL19 - Changes to pain clinics was only the start of it 

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    Pain clincs - From our #HWL19 Annual report. As far back as June 2017, we visited a pain service in Lincolnshire to collate patient experiences. 

  9. #HWL19 - How we provide people with advice and information

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    Finding the right care or support can be worrying and stressful. There are a number of organisations that can provide help, but people don’t know where to look. Last year we helped 1,933 people access the advice and information they need.

  10. #HWL19 - How do our volunteers help us?

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    At Healthwatch Lincolnshire we couldn’t help to make improvements in local health and care services without the support of our dedicated volunteers that work with us to help make care better for their communities.

  11. #HWL19 - Action needed because of unfair process of using 8 day patient removal from GP surgeries

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    In the spring of 2018, BBC Look North approached Healthwatch Lincolnshire with concerns about a patient that had been removed from a GP Practice under the 8 day removal process, without what they [the patient] felt was acceptable notice.