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What would you do to make dementia support better?
Dementia Champion and Healthwatch chair urges you to share your views to help improve care for people with dementia in your community. Healthcare in...
Have your say on how health information should be shared to support safer care
The changes planned in health and social care over the next decade, from reducing premature births to helping people live healthier, longer and more...
Young Entrepreneur urges people to have their say about changes to the NHS
Healthcare in the East Riding of Yorkshire will only work if people get to have their say – urges young business owner Freya Harvey. 21-year-old...
The Dissolution Of The HWERY Board
After 2 years of successful implementation and delivery, Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire is moving into a new operating phase that requires a change in its governance framework. This framework moves away from the traditional Board of Directors structure. An Independent Strategic Advisory Body...
HEY Members Events
The membership team would like to invite you to our free of charge events to find out more about our hospitals and the services that we provide. If you know of any friends or family that would be interested in attending any of the events, bring them along and they can sign up as a member on the day...
Hospitals get hands-on in a bid to recruit nurses
Hospitals in East Yorkshire are taking a hands-on approach to recruiting extra nursing staff to the wards. Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham and Hull Royal Infirmary, is inviting registered nurses to join them for the ‘Come to Care @HEY’...
East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group Second Annual General Meeting
East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will hold its second Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Lazaats Hotel, Woodhill Way, Cottingham, East Yorkshire HU16 5SX on Wednesday 24th June between 5:30 and 8:00pm. An informal drop-in between 5:30pm and 7:00pm with refreshments and a...
Seeking contributions to the Mental Health Taskforce: A Five Year Strategy for Mental Health
Seeking contributions to the Mental Health Taskforce: A Five Year Strategy for Mental Health “Over the next five years the NHS must drive towards an equal response to mental and physical health, and towards the two being treated together...we have a much wider ambition to achieve genuine parity of...
Hospitals seek new talent!
A Facebook page set up to promote hospital jobs in East Yorkshire has attracted well over 1200 followers in less than 48 hours. Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has set up the HEYJobs page to make it easier for local people to find work at Hull Royal Infirmary, Castle Hill Hospital, and...
Share your experience about HEY Hospitals NHS Trust with CQC Inspectors
England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals is inviting members of the public to tell his inspection panel what they think of the services provided by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Their views and experiences will help inspectors decide what to look at when they inspect the services,...
CQC Want Your Views on HEY NHS Trust
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Share your experience of care Our inspection of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust begins on 19th May. During this inspection, we will be looking at: Castle Hill Hospital Hull Royal Infirmary We would like to hear experiences of care from this...
Administrative Assistant vacancy
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire is the consumer champion for local health and social care services. It engages with the public to gather their views and experiences of local care and uses this information to help shape local services, leading to the outcome of improved delivery and...
The Care Act
Major amendments to the care system in England are being introduced in what is being billed as the biggest shake-up for 60 years. The Care Act 2014 includes rights for those receiving care and those who care for them. The Care Act can be summed up as Consolidates good practice and legislation Wider...
New support for Independent Mental Health Advocates
Briefings, reports and films from SCIE and UCLan Being detained in hospital or on being on a Community Treatment Order can be a confusing and distressing experience. An Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) can help by supporting people to get their opinions heard and to make sure that they...
Report on GP Appointments Published
Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire (HWERY) has today published its report on a study of General Practice appointments systems in the area. The report contains nine recommendations, which it believes will help secure improvements for patients. HWERY is the local consumer champion for people who...
Opportunity to Influence Change
200 MEN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Are You of African / African Caribbean / Dual Heritage Descent 1 IN 4 of the above are diagnosed with Prostate cancer Be one of the 200 Making a Difference Influencing Change Contact Us by calling 0113 3070300 or emailing bmecancervoice@bhileeds.org.uk All those who...
Vale of York needs your help to look into Bladder problems
In a bid to ensure that patients across the Vale of York receive the best possible care, NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is asking people with bladder problems and those who use prescribed urinary continence products to anonymously give feedback about their experiences. This...
Psychological Therapies for Deaf people debated in the House of Lords
Psychological Therapies for Deaf people debated in the House of Lords The current state of Mental Health and Deafness was debated in the House of Lords on the evening of Monday 2 nd February 2015. The main focus of the debate was psychological therapies and community based mental health services...
Your Experience of services provided by York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Your Experience of services provided by York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will be inspecting the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 16th March 2015. We would like to inform their inspection by presenting them with patients’ views of the service...
Working together to improve health and wellbeing in the East Riding
Working together to improve health and wellbeing in the East Riding The Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the East Riding of Yorkshire has 3 priorities: East Riding residents achieve healthy, independent ageing Health and wellbeing inequalities in the East Riding are reduced Children and young...
Health and Wellbeing Matters
HEALTH & WELLBEING MATTERS! Want to beat those winter blues and put a spring in your step with some fantastic ideas for improving your health and wellbeing? Then pop in to the Health and Wellbeing Fairs: Wed 11th February - The Courtyard, Goole 2pm -6pm Thurs 19th February - The Spa,...
Time to Talk Day
About Time to Talk Day Thursday 5 February 2015 is Time to Talk Day, and we’re asking the nation to take 5 minutes to have a conversation about mental health. Having a mental health problem is hard enough, but sometimes the isolation and stigma can make it even worse. But we can all help to break...
Vacancy for the position of Chair of the Board
Vacancy for the position of Chair of the Board Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire is seeking a new Chair of the Board, to lead the organisation through the next phase of its development. Established from the Health & Social Care Act 2012, Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire is the consumer...
A Christmas Message from your local NHS
S hould you need to access health services over the winter period, The CCG hope you will Choose Well. To get information about how to access local alternatives to A&E, visit the CCG website at: http://www.eastridingofyorkshireccg.nhs.uk/index.php?id=choose-well
Vale of York CCG want your views about spinal injuries
Vale of York CCG want your views about spinal injuries Do you have a spinal cord injury and live in the Vale of York? Can you give ten minutes of your time to share about your experiences of health and social care services? The information you provide will be used to shape decisions about local...
Please take part in our Yorkshire Ambulance Service Survey
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will be inspecting the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) in the New Year. We would like to inform their inspection by presenting them with patients’ views of the service so we are asking for your help with our surveys. One survey is about Emergency Ambulance...
Healthy Lives Healthy Futures
Healthy Lives, Healthy Futures agrees proposals for Hyper-Acute Stroke services and Ear, Nose and Throat inpatient surgery in Northern Lincolnshire Following a public consultation, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have agreed to take forward their...
Vale of York CCG Call to stoma patients
Local health commissioners call to Vale of York stoma patients In its work to achieve the best in health and wellbeing for everyone, the latest call from local health commissioners is to Colostomy, Ileostomy and Urostomy patients in the Vale of York. NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (...
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