1. Our volunteers make improvements at Darent Valley Hospital

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    Our volunteers in North Kent had a very positive morning at Darent Valley Hospital this month talking to 25 people about their experiences of the Emergency Department.

  2. Enter & View visit to Laurel House, Canterbury

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  3. Enter & View visit to Laurel House, Canterbury

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  4. Enter & View visit to The Beacon, Thanet

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  5. Enter & View visit to The Beacon, Thanet

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  6. Enter & View visit to Coleman House, Dover

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  7. Who is hearing your thoughts on Care homes?

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    Kent and Medway Quality Surveillance Group came together last week asking the question, where do you share your experiences about care homes?

  8. Healthwatch Kent shortlisted for national award

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    We've been nominated for a national award in recognition of the work we've done to ensure the challenges that people with additional communication needs face when attending a hospital appointment is heard and understood by decision makers.

  9. Feedback from people with Asthma

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    Today we chatted with people about what it is like to have Asthma and how things could be improved

  10. Help turn the national NHS plan into a Kent & Medway vision

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    You’ve probably heard about the NHS Long Term Plan in the news.

    The Long Term Plan is a national vision for our health services over the next 10 years.

  11. We hear from children and young people

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    Children and young people from across Kent & Medway have talked to us about their experience of using health and social care services.

  12. We take pride at Pride

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    Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat to us at Dover Pride today!

  13. Enter & View visit to Coleman House, Dover

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  14. Working with PPG groups

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    This week, we took part in a conference to bring together all the Patient Participation Groups across Kent.

  15. Update on the East Kent Transformation

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    This week we joined the first of three sessions to discuss the options for the transformation of services in East Kent.

  16. Healthwatch Kent met with senior NHS leaders this week to discuss their concerns about how NHS contracts will happen in the future.

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    This week we gathered senior commissioners to discuss how health services could be commissioned in the future.

  17. Complaints Policy

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    Engaging Kent CIC aims to provide high quality services to meet the needs of the citizens of Kent. We hope we achieve this most of the time: if we are getting it right please let us know.

    In order to ensure our services, remain at a high and improving standard, we have a procedure through which you can let us know if for any reason you are not satisfied with your dealings with the organisation.

  18. Healthwatch and Dartford Gravesham, Swanley CCG hit the highstreet

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    To make sure you have your voice heard on the plans to create a new Urgent Treatment Centre in Gravesend or Dartford, we headed out with Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group.

  19. Our report details the reality of living with autism in Kent

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    A new report details the challenges that families face when trying to get support for a child with autism.

  20. The reality of autism for young people and their families in Kent

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    We hear about the difficulties families face when accessing support for their children who may be autistic. We wanted to explore the issues in more detail and gather more feedback about services for children and young people who have autism.

  21. Tips to keep your little ones healthy (and at school)

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    With the schools opening up again for the new academic years the NHS have released a toolkit for parents to help keep your little snappers healthy, and in school.

  22. You Said We Did

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  23. Mental health: Tips for starting the conversation

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    When talking about mental health, one of the biggest obstacles is opening the conversation. So here are some tips you can use when a friend, family member or colleague might be struggling with their mental health.

  24. You Said, We Did April 2019 - March 2020

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    What have we done with your voice between April 2019 and March 2020?

  25. Our Impact

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  26. M20 closures!.... There’s no stopping us

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    There was no chance our Helpline team weren't getting to the busy Boughton Monchelsea’s village Community Coffee Morning last Saturday.

  27. We are at Sevenoaks District Seniors Action Forum's Coffee Morning

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  28. We are at Canterbury Christ Church University's World Mental Health Day

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  29. Working with HOSC

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    We attend HOSC every month. HOSC stands for the Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee and is a meeting of KCC Elected Members who scrutinise health services.

  30. Gravesend's African Caribbean Experience

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  31. Improvements to hospital discharge in North Kent

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    Thanks to you, we have been able to improve people's experience of being discharged from hospital in North Kent.

  32. Tell KCC what you think about us

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    We are commissioned by Kent County Council on behalf of the Department of Health. In that role, Kent County Council are keen to hear your feedback about us.

  33. We are winners!!!

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    We have been recognised as highly commended in the Championing Diversity & Inclusion category at the 2019 Healthwatch Network Awards last night.

  34. Calling all Parkinson's patients

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    Have you recently been in hospital? Did you receive your Parkinson's medication at the right time? We really want to hear your story.

  35. Kent County Council Peoples' Panel

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    A new Peoples' Panel met for the first time today. Its purpose is to bring a range of people together to input their ideas and thoughts at an early stage in discussions about social care services.

  36. The value of World Mental Health Day at Canterbury

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    For world mental health day, we joined in the fun at Canterbury Christ Church University and spread the Healthwatch word. 

  37. Last chance to have your say

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    Last month we shared a survey from Kent County Council. They commission Healthwatch Kent and they are keen to hear what you think.

  38. State of the Nation by the Care Quality Commission

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    Today the Care Quality Commission have published their State of the Nation report which is their annual assessment of health and social care services across the country.

  39. Let's talk money

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    Kent County Council, which plans and delivers social care and public health services for us all, has launched a public consultation about what they should spend their money on.

  40. Have you heard that the Clinical Commissioning Groups are going to merge?

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    Currently in Kent & Medway, we have eight Clinical Commissioning Groups who are responsible for commissioning our health services.
    From April 1st 2020, GPs have voted for all the CCGs to merge into one single Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

  41. We are at Ashford's IASK Website Launch Event

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  42. We are at Canterbury's IASK Website Launch Event

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  43. We are at Folkestone's IASK Website Launch Event

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  44. We are at Dover's IASK Website Launch Event

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  45. We are at Sittingbourne's IASK Website Launch Event

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  46. We are at the Over 55's Advice & Information Fair

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