1. Let's Talk: Exercise & Self care

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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.

  2. Board of Trustees Minutes November 2022

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    Read the minutes from the November 2022 Board of Trustees meeting.

  3. Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to improve health care

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    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.

  4. Board of Trustees Minutes February 2023

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    Read the minutes from the February 2023 Board of Trustees meeting.

  5. Board of Trustees Minutes March 2023

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    Read the minutes from the March 2023 Board of Trustees meeting.

  6. Our findings: The Great Big GP Access Survey

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    Hundreds of residents across Milton Keynes took part in our research exploring the problems people are having with GP access and support.

  7. Improving your journey through health and social care services in MK

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    We're working with the Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership on a project to improve how patients experience moving through different health and care services.

  8. Volunteering Week: a big thank you!

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    Every volunteer plays a critical role in championing the voices of patients, carers and their families, and sharing their experiences of health and social care.

  9. How does health and social care work in Milton Keynes?

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    Sometimes when you’re trying to get the care you need, you may have questions about how services are run. We’ve put together some information about what goes on ‘behind the scenes’ which will hopefully answer some of those questions.

  10. Our priorities for 2023-24

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    Here are our priorities for the people and communities of Milton Keynes for 2023-24.

  11. Pharmacies: more than medicine

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    We carried out Enter and View visits to 17 local pharmacies to understand how patients feel about the services on offer, and whether or not staff feel involved in the NHS decisions that affect them.

  12. Maternal mental health: The changes your feedback made possible

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    Your experiences of maternal mental health care continue to shape NHS services, with NHS England recently announcing improvements to maternity and neo-natal services.

  13. Annual Report 2022-23

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    We're excited to share with you the ways we have made a difference to health and care services in Milton Keynes during 2022-23.

  14. A long-term plan for the health of Milton Keynes 

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    The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) have recently launched their 'long-term plan' which sets out how they intend to run our local health and care system over the next five years. 

  15. Planning on getting pregnant?

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    If you're planning to get pregnant, now is the best time to focus on your health and wellbeing.

  16. Board of Trustees Minutes May 2023

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    Read the minutes from the May 2023 Board of Trustees meeting.

  17. Tackling inequality in Milton Keynes: the Denny Review

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    For three years, the Denny Review has investigated health-related inequalities in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK). The final report and recommendations have now been published.

  18. Inequalities in Milton Keynes

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    We carried out in-depth engagement and listening activities, to capture experiences of health inequalities within specific communities in Milton Keynes. This report details what we found.

  19. Developing health and care services for Bletchley: your views

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    In August, we supported the Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership with a project to develop health and wellbeing services in ‘neighbourhoods’ across Milton Keynes that help us to live longer, healthier lives.

  20. CEO's blog: Why we ALL need to listen

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    One of the most rewarding things about being part of the Healthwatch network is seeing improvements to health and care services that are a direct result of listening to patients, acting on their feedback and involving them in solutions to problems.

  21. Faster progress needed to tackle barriers to care

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    New HWE research shows that in the past year, access to primary care is the main concern for patients across England.

  22. Recommendations from Healthwatch report, "The public's perspective"

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    Healthwatch England have set out recommendations for NHS decision makers across ten key areas, in their report, 'The public’s perspective: The state of health and social care'.