Blackburn care home inspected by the CQC has been rated as ‘requiring improvement’. The care home provides residential accommodation and personal care for up to 63 people and was inspected in March this year. read their report here
May
2022
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Apr
2022
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Health services available in Lancashire and South Cumbria over May bank holiday weekend People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria have been encouraged to be ready for the upcoming May bank holiday weekend by planning ahead for repeat prescriptions and using the most appropriate NHS service. ...
Apr
2022
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BWD Public Health Team are hosting ‘Kind to Teeth’ Champions training at Bangor Street Community Centre. Parents will learn lots of useful information on promoting good oral health in the early years through choosing healthy drink options. They are also looking for parents, carers and gr...
Mar
2022
24
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a fantastic annual opportunity to raise awareness of the fourth most common cancer in the UK. Every 15 minutes someone is diagnosed with the disease, that’s nearly 43,000 people each year. Bowel cancer is also the UK’s second biggest cancer killer, howev...
Mar
2022
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Email info@healthwatchbwd.co.uk for further information or DM us on Facebook or Twitter If you are unable to attend the event then share your views on our online survey LGBTQ+ Young Peoples Survey
Mar
2022
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The café offers people who are affected by Dementia including their carers, a chance to relax, socialise and meet new people who really understand. First Tuesday of every month starting 1st March, 1pm to 3pm at Kingsway, Blackburn. Find further information here
Feb
2022
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Local NHS trust is not consistently meeting the legal rights of deaf and blind patients to accessible information. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS trust is not fully meeting their legal duty to help people with additional communication needs, new FOI findings show. Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen h...
Feb
2022
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Your care, your way – Join Healthwatch’s new campaign Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change. Medical and healthcare information can be complex. But, if you’re disabled or have a...
Feb
2022
03
Our nation’s health faces enormous challenges. Find out in Healthwatch England’s Annual Report to Parliament how your feedback has helped NHS and social care services improve care and plans for the future. In 2020-21, Healthwatch supported more than two million people to have their say on care...
Jan
2022
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Feeling lonely is something that all of us can experience at any point and it can have a huge impact on our wellbeing. It’s important to remember that these feelings can pass and that there are lots of ways we can help each other too. Fancy a cuppa? Fancy a walk? Sometimes reaching out to eac...