As part of Hospice UK’s work to address inequity in access to high quality palliative and end of life care, they are producing a report on access for people facing financial hardship and how hospices across the UK can better support this group. To ensure that their policy report is informed by lived...
Apr
2024
03
Feb
2024
11
‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch and the Care Quality Commission, addresses health inequalities across England. Last year, Healthwatch received nearly 400,000 experiences of health and social care. When services are under pressure, feedback on care can be crucial to i...
Jan
2022
25
Happy New Year to everyone and welcome to our first newsletter of 2022. We’re pleased to share with you that our team is expanding to increase our presence out and about in Blackburn with Darwen gathering residents’ views and experiences of health and social care organisations. We were busy in the...
Jan
2022
06
The Department of Health and Social Care launched the latest instalment of the #BetterHealth campaign to encourage adults across the nation to lose excess weight, eat more healthily and get active as we begin the new year. Better Health is working in partnership with 15 weight management and physica...
Dec
2021
13
I hope this newsletter finds you well during these continuing uncertain times. We’re pleased to share updates with you on what the team have been busy with over the last few months and we are keen to learn from you what you see as the health and social care priorities we should focus on next year. H...
Nov
2021
21
I’m really pleased to introduce you to two new members of the team and share updates on our current projects now that we are getting back to some kind of normal! We are also looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Projects Officer to join the team as well as volunteers to support our work across t...
Oct
2021
26
A unique partnership collaboration in Pennine Lancashire between East Lancashire CCG Medicines Management Team, local GPs, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Lancashire County Council, and Inspire (substance misuse service) has won a National Patient Safety Award at the PresQIPP National Conference...
Oct
2021
26
CQC takes action to protect people at Longfield Residential Home – MD in Blackburn The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has placed Longfield Residential Home – MD in Blackburn, in special measures and told them to make urgent improvements following an inspection in August. CQC carried out t...
Mar
2021
21
Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen has launched a study into the long-term effects of Covid If you have had prolonged symptoms following a viral infection over the past year – and these symptoms have lasted more than 12 weeks – then Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen would like to hear from you....