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People keen to influence the future of the NHS in Lincolnshire are being encouraged to make their views known in a series of events this month.News -
The first Chief Midwife, who will become the most senior midwife in England, has been appointed.News -
Specialist mental health care for new and expectant mothers is now available across the whole of England.Blog -
Healthwatch plays an important role in providing advice and pointing people in the right direction for the support they need.
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Women who smoke during pregnancy are putting themselves and their baby at risk of serious harm unless they kick the habit, the NHS has warned.Advice and Information -
Congratulations if you have recently found out you are pregnant!News -
What's the NHS annual budget? How many doctors and nurses are there? What's the cost of an operation?Advice and Information -
Read the latest advice and information from NHS England and Public Health England about the Coronavirus.News -
The government is asking people across the country to stay away from, pubs and clubs and stop all non-essential travel and social contact in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.News -
The Government has introduced emergency legislation to help it respond to coronavirus. Find out what the bill containsNews -
Healthwatch Lincolnshire - Have Your SayNews -
Lincolnshire Maternity Voices Partnership COVID-19 surveyNews -
Two-thirds of people in England say they are more likely to act to improve health and social care services since the outbreak of COVID-19. You can help improve care in Lincolnshire by joining our campaign #BecauseWeAllCare.News -
Survey from Lincolnshire NHS - Have Your SayNews -
Don’t miss out on your child’s HPV vaccination - give your consent today!News -
Five priorities for health and careNews -
There’s nothing quite like a quick boost to improve our day, so we’ve started #hwlifts – a series of swift and effective ways to feel better fast.News -
People throughout Lincolnshire are being urged to continue showing their support for the NHS by keeping up some of the positive changes they have adopted since the coronavirus pandemic began.News -
Our next YourVoice@healthwatch is scheduled to take place on Wed 21 April 2021 10 am to 12 noon. This Event will be held virtually and a link will be sent across to you along with useful background documents nearer the time.News -
NHS Lincolnshire Citizens’ Panel Prizewinner donates £250 prize to Newborns CharityNews -
Active Lincolnshire- Project Lead (Maternity Cover)
22.5 hours per week maternity cover to start September 2021Response -
The Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, led by Donna Ockenden, has been published today. Read our response.Advice and Information -
It's so important that you feel supported as a new parent. Read the article below to find out where you can go to get the help you need.Report -
During April 2022 Healthwatch Lincolnshire received 94 patient experiences.Advice and Information -
Becoming a parent can be a wonderful and exciting experience, but it can also be overwhelming. To help, we’ve broken down the pregnancy care you should expect from the NHS.News -
What an impressive turnout we had on the 26 October at The Storehouse in Skegness for our joint Healthwatch Annual Report Presentations and Yourvoice@healthwatch round table event.News -
HWLincs is working with Healthwatch Lincolnshire to start a one-to-one conversation with local Lincolnshire people who have had an experience of a unmet social care need.Advice and Information -
What is the six-week postnatal check for new mothers and why it’s important that you attend it? In this advice piece, we cover all the basic questions you may have about it.News -
Have Your Say - NHS Priorities for the next Five Years webinarReport -
The rising cost of living (rising household energy bills, inflation and interest rates) is adversely affecting people’s mental health and wellbeing.Report -
In October 2022, Healthwatch England launched a national survey to gain insight into maternal mental health care – what is working well and what needs to be improved? We were only recently sent the local data and this report explores the findings from Lincolnshire, whereby 21 women shared their experiences.
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Read the report Healthwatch Lincolnshire shared with the Integrated Care Board in July 2023News -
Have your say on Menstrual Health - Share your experiencesReport -
This report provides a look back at our work over the last quarter Oct- Dec 2023 and takes a look ahead of what we have plannedReport -
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Healthwatch Lincolnshire (HWL) want to hear from members of the public who have recently had a stroke. We want to hear from you...News -
Healthwatch urge the public to get involved in Healthy Conversations
Today launches opportunities for the public in Lincolnshire to ‘Have their say’ about proposed changes to healthcare services.
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Read our escalation paper for the CCG Governing board meeting which includes patient Comments related to :
Ear care; Fragility of Primary Care services; Pain ManagementNews -
Non-emergency patient transport continues to be a concern for many organisations and patients in Lincolnshire.News -
Lincolnshire residents now have access to an innovative new pain management service.Report -
Whilst we recognise the National and local directive to reduce the overall cost of prescribed medication and its subsequent wastage, Healthwatch Lincolnshire does not believe patients fully understand the options available to them.Report -
This paper highlights concerns raised by patients, carers, service users and other stakeholders to Healthwatch Lincolnshire regarding de-commissioning of health services in Lincolnshire.Report -
There are currently 2.5 million people in the UK living with cancer. This is expected to rise to 4 million by 2030, with 45,400 living in Lincolnshire alone.
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NHS England and NHS Improvement have now come together to act as a single organisation. Their aim is to better support the NHS and help improve care for patients.News -
We are inviting representatives from a number of local community groups in Sutton Bridge, Holbeach St Marks, Tydd St Mary and Gedney Drove End to an initial meeting to see what activities or services might benefit the local community.News -
The Government is investing an extra £20bn a year in the NHS until 2023.Report -
What changes do people want to make to local services in Lincolnshire?
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The Government is investing an extra £20bn a year in the NHS until 2023.News -
A scheme that has helped keep more than 1,000 nurses, midwives and other clinicians in the NHS will be rolled out to cover staff working in general practice as well as hospitals, the NHS announced today.News -
The Government has published a Prevention Green Paper setting out how it plans to embed the principle ‘prevention is better than cure’ across wider society. PHE’s Chief Executive Duncan Selbie discusses what this could mean for the public’s health.