1. Share your experience of using Sign Language Interpretation for NHS appointments

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    The NHS in Liverpool want to find out how easy it is to use Sign Language Interpreters or Lipspeakers at NHS appointments in Liverpool.

  2. Join the new Healthwatch Liverpool Community Engagement Board

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    We are recruiting members to our new Community Engagement Board.

  3. BSL Healthwatch Liverpool videos

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    To coincide with National Deaf Awareness Week 2019, our short animations about the Healthwatch network are now available with BSL translation and subtitles.

  4. New city-wide awareness campaign launched as part of Deaf Awareness Week

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    NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is launching a new city-wide campaign aimed at improving care for patients in Liverpool with communication needs.

  5. Know the 5 Rights Campaign

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    As part of their work to improve local health care, NHS Liverpool CCG have been engaging with communities about their communication needs can be met.

  6. Who Cares? We do! Info, discussion and drama day with Healthwatch Liverpool

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    You are invited to a day of discussion and drama! Share your thoughts on the big issues facing health and social care service users in Liverpool.

  7. Coronavirus Survey: Interim Report - April - May 2020

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    Read the initial findings from our survey exploring Liverpool residents‘ experiences of health, social care and wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic in April and May 2020.

  8. Coronavirus Survey: Interim Report - May - August 2020

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    Read the second report from our survey exploring Liverpool residents‘ experiences of health, social care and wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic.

  9. Homeless Services in Liverpool Report 2020

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    This report explores the provision of Homelessness services in Liverpool and how they are viewed by the people who use them.

  10. Free online training for family carers of over 16s with a learning disability

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    Identifying early signs of worsening health in a person with a learning disability – specific training for family carers

  11. Meet Public Health Liverpool: Event Report

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    In June, we held an online event for the public, called ‘Meet Public Health Liverpool!’ We were joined by two members of staff from Liverpool's Public Health Team, who answered your questions about the work they do in the city.

  12. Your care, your way – Join Healthwatch’s new campaign

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    Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change.

  13. Lost for words – improving access to healthcare for ethnic minority communities

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    During October and November 2021, we participated in research in partnership with Healthwatch England to gather experiences of translation services within the NHS.

  14. Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities

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    A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating living costs. In Liverpool and many other areas, no dentists are taking on new NHS patients.

  15. Visit to the Homeless Access Clinic, Brownlow Health

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    We were invited by staff from the Homeless Access Clinic to visit the clinic and speak with patients to find out what they thought of the service. Read our short summary of what we were told by the patients we met.

  16. The State of NHS Dentistry in Liverpool

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    Access to NHS dentistry in Liverpool is the biggest issue we hear from members of the public about. Read our report about the current situation and what changes can be made to improve the situation.

  17. Trans Healthcare - Report

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    Read our report looking at trans people's experiences of health and care in Liverpool

  18. GP Access in Liverpool: "A Good service, when you get in" - August 2023 Report

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    Read our report which looks at the experiences of patients accessing GP services in Liverpool.

  19. Funding secured to help deliver data-led approach to tackling inequalities in Liverpool

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    We're proud to be part of a bid which has seen Liverpool City Council’s public health team secure £5 million of national funding to deliver a data-led approach to tackling inequalities.

  20. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.