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  1. Declare Your Care

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    People regret not raising concerns about their care – but those who do raise concerns see improvements.

  2. #ExpOFCare Week 2019

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    Experience of Care Week 2019 runs from Monday 22 April until Friday 26 April.This is an international campaign supported by NHS England and offers us the chance to celebrate the work that’s happening to improve experiences of care

  3. How to look after yourself whilst caring for someone else

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    Each day 6,000 people become carers. Looking after a loved one can be physically and emotionally exhausting so it's vital that carers get support. Find out how carers can make sure they look after themselves, whilst also taking care of somebody else.

  4. How can we improve support for young carers?

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    Young carers have a lot of added responsibilities compared to other people their age. Find out four ways they’ve told us they could be better supported.

  5. Carers Week: Carers seven times lonelier than general public

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    Carers Week is an annual awareness campaign which takes place to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the UK’s 6.5 million unpaid carers

  6. NHS sets out its plans to ‘care for young carers’

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    NHS England has outlined a series of practical plans and actions designed to help young carers who may be ‘hidden’, unpaid and under the age of sixteen.

  7. NHS hands 50,000 people control of their own care

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    More than 50,000 people have taken charge of their own care after being handed control of how their NHS funding is spent.

  8. Looking after yourself and others health in the heat

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    We have a hot spell forecast and Healthwatch Lincolnshire would like to remind residents that hot weather can increase health risks.

  9. #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.

  10. Do You Look after Someone? …….. Who Looks after You?

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    Carers Picnic

  11. The Children and Families Act: five years on

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    We take a look at the work Healthwatch have been doing with young people, and their families, to find out how health and education services are working together for people with additional needs.

  12. Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum - FREE Signposting & Information Day

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    Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum

    FREE Signposting & Information Day

  13. Healthwatch Lincolnshire are awarded the Lincolnshire Carers Quality Award

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    Healthwatch Lincolnshire are awarded the Lincolnshire Carers Quality Award

  14. People's Service User Experiences - June 2019

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    This report has been produced by Healthwatch Lincolnshire (HWL) to highlight the health and care experiences shared with us for the period 1 to 30 June 2019 where 166 comments raised.

  15. How much does health and care cost?

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    What's the NHS annual budget? How many doctors and nurses are there? What's the cost of an operation?