1. Urgent Care Centre Enter and View

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    The purpose of this Enter and View visit was to explore patients' experiences of using the Urgent Care Service, particularly around patient expectations, their reasons for using the service and recent changes to the booking-in process.

  2. How can the NHS improve care for autistic people or people with a learning disability?

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    More than 1.2 million people in England have a learning disability and over 600,000 people are living with autism, a lifelong condition.

  3. How the NHS can make care better for people with Down syndrome

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    The mother of a teenager with Down syndrome shares her views about what would make NHS services better for people with learning disabilities.

  4. CNWL Response to Mental Health Report

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    Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) have responded to our 'Experiences of Mental Health Services 2018' report.

  5. Frailty

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    Lesley Bell, member of the Healthwatch Advisory Panel, shares her views on frailty, and what we can do to reduce it.

  6. Annual Report 2018/19

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    Healthwatch Milton Keynes are proud to present our 2018/19 Annual Report.

  7. BLMK NHS Long Term Plan

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    What changes do people want to make to local services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes?

  8. Healthwatch England urge councils to promote a culture of learning from complaints

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    Local authorities focus on reporting the number of complaints they receive rather than communicating what they are learning. We call for complaints managers to be given more support to help demonstrate how councils respond to feedback from residents.

  9. Vulnerable patients often denied GP registration, Doctors of the World report finds

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    GP practices regularly turn away vulnerable patients who have a right to register with them, research by a leading medical charity shows.

  10. Mental health and the journey to parenthood

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    Healthwatch England share what parents have told them about their experiences of mental health problems during and after pregnancy, and call on services to give people more opportunities to talk about their mental wellbeing.

  11. Understanding the impact of miscarriage on your mental health – Beth and Fatima share their stories

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    Last year, thousands of women told the Healthwatch Network about their experiences of mental health problems during and after pregnancy – including those who lost their babies. As part of Baby Loss Awareness Week, we're sharing stories people have shared.

  12. Improvements to Communication around Gluten Free Prescribing

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    In response to our report 'Gluten Free Prescribing', published in May 2019, Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group has made improvements to their communications around the changes to gluten free prescribing.

  13. Why getting personal is important when it comes to health and care

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    Read a summary of Healthwatch England's latest research to find out why personalised care is important.

  14. Our response to CQC's State of Care report for 2018/19

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    Care Quality Commission's report today shows 'perfect storm' brewing for people using mental health and learning disability services.

  15. Crime and Community Safety

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    Safer MK has launched the annual Crime and Community Survey.

  16. National Cancer Patient Experience Survey

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    Feedback from people who have experienced cancer care and treatment is a vital part of improving services.

  17. How could services be better for Carers?

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    We heard from 29 Carers about the top three changes to services in Milton Keynes that would have a positive impact on their caring role.

  18. Pardon? A short film about hearing impairment

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    ‘Pardon?’ is a 12 minute film that pulls ideas from students across a dozen mainstream secondary schools in Milton Keynes.

  19. Do A&E performance measures improve patient experience?

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    Our latest research illustrates the chain of factors which impact on people’s experience in A&E. The purpose of our research is not to argue for or against replacing the current four-hour target, but to inform the ongoing debate surrounding NHS.

  20. Hospital: Restrictions on visiting hours and non-urgent appointments to be rescheduled

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    Milton Keynes University Hospital has taken steps to protect patients, staff and visitors and maintain the running of its services as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, including restrictions on patient visits and postponing routine operations.