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West Yorkshire and Harrogate (WYH) Health and Care Partnership were asked to come up with a local plan explaining how the priorities in the NHS Long Term Plan will be delivered in our area, specifically a 5-year strategy. -
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Healthwatch Stroke Ambassadors are helping to improve stroke services, and their engagement is having impact and creating real change -
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Read the latest advice and information from NHS England and Public Health England about Coronavirus
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Would you like to make a difference by becoming a governor? Bradford Teaching Hospitals is seeking public governors to sit on the Foundation Trust’s
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We want to hear what matters to the people of Bradford when it comes to health and social care services for this year.
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Twin crisis of access and affordability calls for a radical rethink of NHS dentistry. -
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Our Annual Report for 2020-21, a very different report to previous years, as with everybody we've had to adapt and find new ways to enagage with the Bradford & District Public.
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Plans for a £1.7bn redevelopment of Bradford district's hospitals - including a purpose-built single site to replace Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital - have been submitted to the Government. -
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More than £900,000 has been awarded to support rough sleepers with drug and alcohol problems in Bradford district. -
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Changes are being made to the way in which NHS services are funded, planned and delivered in 2022. -
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People in Bradford district are being warned that some NHS services or non-urgent appointments and treatment could be postponed or delayed as the COVID-19 vaccination booster programme is prioritised. -
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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. -
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Helen Rushworth, CEO of Healthwatch Bradford and District, provides the latest Leadership message for West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. -
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Bradford Council has conducted a sexual health needs assessment and service review to understand what changes need to be made to the service model in preparation for re-procurement of sexual health services. -
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Members of minority communities and under-25s in Bradford have been working with their local Healthwatch to help shape the future of the district’s sexual health services. -
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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). -
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Diasbled people from across Bradford are invited to have a say in what services are provided and how they are run. -
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People are being given the chance to have their say on Bradford Council's plans for the future of the district's sexual health services. -
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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. -
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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. -
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. -
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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. -
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People in Bradford district are being asked to help design future "virtual" hospital services. -
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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. -
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Bradford’s Jacob’s Well vaccination centre will be finishing this weekend (Saturday, August 27) as the COVID-19 vaccination programme moves to its next phase. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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A platform of interactive online resources has been launched to support parents and carers of children with speech, language and communication needs. -
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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. -
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A Wellbeing Network has been launched for Bradford District and Craven to provide advice and support on welfare benefits, mental wellbeing, domestic abuse, substance misuse, refugees and asylum seekers, physical health and carer support. -
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We want to hear about your experiences of GP practices in Bradford district in the past year. -
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Healthwatch England is concerned that coverage in recent days showing the NHS at breaking point will exacerbate already-low public confidence that people can get urgent and emergency care when they need it most. -
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Our new data for England shows a worrying increase in the number of people avoiding vital care. We're calling for urgent action from government and health and care services to ensure rising costs are not a barrier to healthcare. -
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People and communities are being urged to come forward and share their views on how health services should be delivered to them locally and across West Yorkshire. -
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People are nearly four times more likely to share their thoughts on a dinner out or takeaway than on NHS services, according to a new survey. -
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People are being asked to check their medication supplies and to visit NHS 111 online first for health advice over what is expected to be a busy period for NHS services during the first of three May bank holidays (May 1) and nurse strike action (April 30 – May 2). -
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People from Bradford district have been sharing their experiences of NHS dental care to help improve services for everyone. -
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Plans for a new state-of-the-art Airedale General Hospital are a step closer after it was announced that the hospital has secured a place on the Government’s New Hospital Programme.
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A new health and wellbeing centre is set to open in Keighley in summer 2026 after Government funding was confirmed. -
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Healthwatch is working with the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance on a new project about non-surgical cancer care and treatment. -
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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, how we're hearing from all communities and working together with other Healthwatch across West Yorkshire. -
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Local people are being asked to have a say about what’s important to them when outpatient physiotherapy and community therapy services are moved from Shipley Hospital. -
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We have several vacancies for Enter and View (Authorised Representatives) Volunteers, who will visit health and social care settings across the Bradford District to gather feedback and see how well the service is working. -
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A pilot service has launched for autistic adults in Bradford district.