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This report contains feedback from young people about services provided by Brook Milton Keynes.Report -
We are registered with the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).News -
Healthwatch Milton Keynes publish quarterly newsletters, aimed at keeping our offline members up-to-date with what we are doing.Report -
Welcome to our fourth annual report, our first as a fully independent entity.News -
We presented our Annual Report for the last fianancial year, talked about our plans for the future, and discussed this year's theme: primary care.News -
Healthwatch Milton Keynes publish quarterly newsletters, aimed at keeping our offline members up-to-date with what we are doing.Report -
The purpose of this Enter and View programme was to engage with patients, or their relatives/carers, to find out how they felt about the level and effectiveness of communications between the staff and themselves at Milton Keynes University Hospital.News -
Healthwatch Milton Keynes publish quarterly newsletters, aimed at keeping our offline members up-to-date with what we are doing.News -
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is highlighting the ongoing impact of historic and current system pressures on mental health services, their staff and the people using them.News -
The MK Deal is a partnership of local health and care organisations, including Healthwatch Milton Keynes and the Integrated Care Partnership, who are coming together to influence and improve services in Milton Keynes.Event -
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Read the latest blog on the MK Deal from our CEO, Maxine Taffetani.News -
New data from Healthwatch 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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We know that an active lifestyle is important to prevent illness and improve our physical and mental wellbeing, helping us to feel our best.Advice and Information -
The continuing cost of living crisis is adversely affecting people's physical and mental wellbeing, with vulnerable people and those on lower incomes hit the hardest.Page -
Take five minutes to share with us your experiences of health and care services in Milton Keynes.Report -
NHS England asked us to explore how Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities in MK felt about vaccinations, and how they could make vaccinations more accessible.Event -
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Cervical cancer screenings save at least 2,000 lives every year in the UK. Here's what you should expect from your smear test and why these screenings are important.Report -
Read the minutes from the November 2022 Board of Trustees meeting.Report -
We carried out an Enter and View visit of Burlington Hall care home in Woburn. Here are our findings and recommendations.Report -
We carried out an Enter and View visit of Bluebirds Neurological care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.Report -
We carried out an Enter and View visit of Becket House care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.Report -
We carried out an Enter and View visit of Tickford Abbey care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.Advice and Information -
Citizens Advice are a local charity that helps over 8000 people in Milton Keynes every year. If you need to get in touch, or if you need to speak to someone, things have changed slightly.News -
Residents in Milton Keynes are set to benefit from quicker access to tests, checks and scans as two new CDCs are set to open in our area later this year.News -
A new system is in place for when your GP refers you to see any sort of specialist in a community or hospital-based service.News -
You may have heard of Kooth, or know someone who is currently using their digital wellbeing support services.News -
Reflect is a new mental health support service specifically for young people across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.News -
The Maple Centre has opened at Milton Keynes University Hospital. This new facility has been designed to deliver an integrated approach to same-day emergency care.News -
Junior doctors in England (including Milton Keynes) will take industrial action beginning with a full 72-hour stoppage of work from today. Continuous strike action – day and night – will begin at 06.59am on Monday 13 March and continue through to 06.59am on Thursday 16 March.Page -
We'd love to keep you up to date with news about health and care services in Milton Keynes, plus opportunities to have your say.News -
Deep-dive analysis of experiences of 2,693 new mothers and birthing parents shows that six-week postnatal checks – required of GPs in England - are failing many new mothers.Event -
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Mobilise is a new online service for unpaid carers in Milton Keynes, offering support, advice and coaching to those in need.News -
This anniversary marks 10 years of Healthwatch. To mark this milestone, we're celebrating the contribution that you have made in improving health and care services in Milton Keynes.Report -
We carried out an Enter and View visit of Milton Court care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.