Would you like to join the Healthwatch Dudley team as an Enter and View volunteer? Why not join us for one of our training sessions on Wednesday 19th February 10am – 3pm or Thursday 27th March 2014 10am – 3pm? Healthwatch Dudley is looking for people with a friendly approach to join us for visits who:…
We are delighted to announce that Pam Bradbury has been appointed as the new chair of Healthwatch Dudley and will lead a brand new board of local people, who are all passionate about health and social care. Pam’s fellow board members are Maria Bailey, Karen Bridgewater, Karen Garry, Tom Hayden, Sally Huband, Joseph Janjua and…
The Healthwatch Dudley office will be closed during the Christmas period from Friday 20th December until Thursday 2nd January. If you need support over the Christmas period please contact: Emergency and urgent care health services – 111 NHS Walk in Clinic – 0330 123 9225 Dudley GP out of hours service – 0300 555 4566 Dudley Council…
What’s your experience of Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust? Do you access services or care for someone who does? Are local mental health services… Safe? Effective? Caring? Well led? Responsive to your needs? Your views are important, please come and join our informal discussion group on: Wednesday January 8th 2014 11am –…
For the last seven days we have been camped out at Russells Hall Hospital A&E and Holly Hall Walk in Centre, listening to your experiences. We have spent at least twelve hours a day at each site and by the end of today (Thursday December 5th) we will have spoken with over 1000 people and…
Why do people go to A&E and Dudley Walk in Centre instead of visiting their own doctors surgery? We will be talking to people to find out and are looking for volunteers. As part of Dudley’s urgent care consultation, Healthwatch Dudley has been asked by Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to carry out some independent research to find…
Since we last asked this question, exciting things have been happening with Healthwatch Dudley! We now have a board of enthusiastic and experienced local people who are passionate about making our Healthwatch the best it can be. Members of the new Healthwatch Dudley board are now calling for someone who shares their commitment, to giving…
You are being asked for your views on the future of urgent care in Dudley borough. Urgent care is for people who need medical help or advice very quickly, it is not emergency care which is for people who must get help or go to the hospital right away. Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) which…
As part of Dudley’s Making it Real programme, local people have been invited to help to produce Dudley Council’s 2012-2013 adult social care annual report – or local account. Helathwatch Dudley has been asked to lead a series of workshops to ensure that a diverse range of views are represented and that the final report is a…
As a result of concerns about reports of higher than expected hospital mortality rates, the Prime Minister asked for 14 NHS Trusts & Foundation Trusts to be reviewed on their quality of care and treatment. The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, which incorporates Russells Hall Hospital, was one of 14 Trusts reviewed and named by…
