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What to expect from independent healthcare
Have you had private health care which you need to complain about?
31 January 2020
Advice and Information
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What to expect from independent healthcare
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) latest statement has suggested that only NHS funded patients can complain to the Ombudsman. Read the response from the Patients Association and The Independent Healthcare Providers Network.
31 January 2020
News
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Declare your care: Learning disabilities
The Care Quality Commission's Declare Your Care campaign is encouraging people with learning disabilities, their family, carers and advocates to speak openly about their experience of care.
31 January 2020
News
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What people want from the next ten years of the NHS
When the NHS Long Term Plan was published in January 2019 Healthwatch England were asked by NHS England to engage people across the country about how people wanted the priorities to be implemented locally. Here's what over 40,000 people told them.
31 January 2020
News
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Queens Court Care Home
Enter and View Report Queens Court Care Home
30 January 2020
Report
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Maternity services standards of care
The majority of women who gave birth in February last year had confidence and trust in staff, felt they were 'always' listened to by midwives and received appropriate advice at the start of labour.
28 January 2020
News
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
A team of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors visited Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in July and August 2019 and rated them good, although some work is needed.
27 January 2020
News
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5 Moments for Medication Safety
These are the key moments where action by the patient or caregiver can greatly reduce the risk of harm associated with the use of their medication/s.
23 December 2019
Advice and Information
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CQC - Community mental health survey results
Results from the 2019 community mental health survey show many of those areas identified as in need of improvement in 2018 have declined further, continuing the negative trend of results consistently declining over the 2014 – 2019 period.
23 December 2019
News
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Medication safety
The World Health Organization have produced the attached "5 Moments for Medication Safety". These are the key moments where action by the patient or caregiver can greatly reduce the risk of harm associated with the use of their medication/s.
23 December 2019
News
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Phone line extended to help hidden carers
East Berkshire and Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), together with Signal4Carers, are pleased to extend a Berkshire wide Freephone number for a further six months, to support those who maybe looking after someone.
18 December 2019
News
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Maternity Voice Project
Healthwatch Slough was approached by Frimley Health and Care Maternity System to create a project, across five Local Healthwatch organisations which would enable new parents to shape maternity services for the area in the future.
30 November 2019
Report