1. Caring people need to make a difference by joining Adult Social Care team in Bradford district

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    The call has gone out for "caring, professional, positive people" to make a difference by joining the Adult Social Care team for Bradford district.

  2. Support for unpaid carers in Bradford district to gain confidence and develop skills

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    Bradford district residents who are caring for a loved one are being offered the chance to develop skills and improve their confidence with a new service – Carers’ Futures.

  3. Specialist support in Bradford district for older people at risk of falls

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    People over 60 in Bradford district who feel at risk of falling are being encouraged to see their GP and ask for specialist support.

  4. Carers’ Resource launches study to research the true impact of the pandemic on unpaid carers

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    Carers who look after loved ones in Bradford district are being asked to take part in a study to discover the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  5. Support for young carers in the spotlight

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    A campaign is being launched to tackle isolation among local young carers on Young Carers Action Day 2022.

  6. People working or volunteering in care homes no longer required to have COVID-19 vaccine

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    Health and social care staff are no longer legally required to have had two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

  7. Recruitment opens for key role in new body in charge of meeting health and care needs of Bradford district

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    The search is on for an independent chair to bring “objectivity, independence and challenge” to a new board tasked with managing more than £1 billion meeting the healthcare needs of Bradford District and Craven.

  8. Pasties and people

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    Helen Rushworth, CEO of Healthwatch Bradford and District, provides the latest Leadership message for West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership.

  9. Men Care Too – supporting unpaid male carers in Bradford district

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    Men in Bradford district who are caring for a friend or relative are invited to join new groups being set up by the charity Carers’ Resource.

  10. Meeting of partnership that brings together all health and care services covering Bradford district

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    The partnership that strengthens joint working across health and care services in Bradford district is meeting in public next week (Tuesday, June 7).

  11. Carers Week – making caring visible, valued and supported, across the Bradford district

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    Yorkshire charity Carers’ Resource is planning a range of events and activities across the Bradford district to mark Carers Week, from June 6-12.

  12. Born in Bradford research finds new evidence of harm of air pollution on brain development of children in the city

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    Evidence from the groundbreaking Born in Bradford (BiB) research study, which tracks the lives of more than 30,000 Bradfordians, has found clear evidence of the harm of traffic-related air pollution on children’s brain development.

  13. New local website offers healthcare advice to parents and carers in Bradford district

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    A new website has launched to provide consistent, accurate and trustworthy healthcare advice to parents, carers, young people, and professionals in Bradford district.

  14. Proactive Care Team unites specialists from different professions to support people in central Bradford

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    A local couple has received care for a range of health issues thanks to the Proactive Care team, a Bradford-based NHS service that brings together specialists from different professions to better support the population of central Bradford.

  15. 2021-22 Annual Report

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    Our Annual Report summarises our activities during the past year, including our work in helping to ensure the voice of people using local services is at the heart of the new health and care system responsible for our area in July 2022.

  16. Patients reveal effects of COVID delays to planned care in partnership with Healthwatch

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    The findings of a citizens' panel set up in partnership with Healthwatch have been revealed in a report on the effects of delays to planned care caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in West Yorkshire.

  17. Counselling project offers emotional support to carers in Bradford district

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    A new counselling project is making a difference to the lives of unpaid carers in Bradford district.

  18. New era for health and care in Bradford district as West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board starts work

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    A new era has begun for the way health and care services are planned and delivered in Bradford district.

  19. Disabled people report being blocked from NHS care due to poor communications

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    Healthwatch England warns that health and care services are failing in their legal duty to provide accessible information for people with physical and learning disabilities.

  20. Regulator demands improvements to reduce pressure on urgent and emergency care across West Yorkshire following inspection

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    The independent regulator of health and social care in England has found that improvements are needed to ease pressure on urgent and emergency care services across West Yorkshire, including Bradford district.

  21. Healthwatch in West Yorkshire highlights your issues with GPs, dentists and the cost-of-living crisis to health and care decision-makers

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    Healthwatch, working together across West Yorkshire, has highlighted a range of challenges and issues being faced by members of our communities to those responsible for planning health and care services.

  22. What people across West Yorkshire are telling us about their experience of health and care services, August 2022

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    Healthwatch, working together across West Yorkshire, has produced a report highlighting some of the key challenges and issues faced by people and communities when trying to access health and care services.

  23. Get involved with new Healthwatch panel to put local voices at heart of West Yorkshire health and care

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    People across West Yorkshire are being asked to help shape a new Healthwatch people’s panel which will play an important role in advising health and care services across the area. 

  24. Carers’ Resource launches research which shows the true impact of the pandemic on unpaid carers

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    Local charity Carers’ Resource has published a new research study which shows how unpaid carers were severely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.