Advice and Information

Tips to help you stay well this winter and get the care you need.

The wider determinants of health are a diverse range of social, economic and environmental factors which influence people’s mental and physical health.

The ICB have published various priorities within their interim strategy.

Each October multiple awareness raising campaigns are running, some focused on specific weeks or days.

Having concluded our visits to 15 Care Homes across Kent & Medway talking to residents, their families and staff about the Enhanced Health in Care Home programme we have now completed our stakeholder facing report and have now shared our findings with Aging Well.

Each September multiple awareness raising campaigns are running, some focused on specific weeks or days.

We continue our support of the NHS and Kent County Council in hearing from the public to codesign the future of their Integrated Community Equipment Services (ICES).

Healthwatch Kent are working in partnership with Maidstone Hospital who are developing an FAQ for patients thinking of using the Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre.

Even if you are likely to access this transport facility, it is important you are aware of planned changes.

A new NHS service called Mental Health Together will soon be available to patients in East Kent in the latest phase of its roll-out across Kent and Medway.

People over the age of 55 are less likely to use specialist services to support them if they are in an abusive relationship.

Preparing for your pharmacy needs during the coming bank holiday