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Your story: How using the Quality Framework helped us
The Quality Framework is a tool that helps you understand the strengths and weaknesses of the service you provide. Learn from Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough the benefits of using the system and how it helped them.
17 January 2022
Blog
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Four steps to take now to prepare for writing your annual report
Find out what quick and simple steps you can take now to make writing your annual report easier and quicker come June.
10 January 2022
Blog
Your story: The difference the Quality Framework made – immediate results and one year on.
The Quality Framework is a self-assessment tool that helps you understand areas for improvement. Healthwatch Haringey tells us about the benefits this process gave them.
6 December 2021
Blog
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How are Healthwatch and ICS's working together?
Over 80% of local Healthwatch say they have regular contact with their ICS. Find out more in our review of current relationships between Healthwatch and ICS’s, including our strengths, and areas for improvement to work better together.
24 November 2021
Network News
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Healthwatch Week 2021: What did you miss?
Take a look at some of the best from Healthwatch 2021, which saw over 600 staff, volunteers and stakeholders get together online to debate, share and learn.
23 November 2021
Blog
SmartSurvey: Coming to you in spring 2022
During Healthwatch Week, we revealed in our session 'Delivering data to make a difference' that we plan to roll out SmartSurvey to the network for a one-year pilot. Find out more.
15 November 2021
Network News
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Your story: How the quality framework helped us
The Quality Framework tool helps you work out the strengths and weaknesses of your service. Healthwatch Northumberland walk us through how they used it and the lessons they learned.
5 November 2021
Blog
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How to boost the profile of your local Healthwatch during Healthwatch Week
Now we may not all be in the same physical space this year to share what we’ve working on or our stand out achievements from the previous year – but that doesn’t mean we have to keep quiet!
1 November 2021
Blog
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Healthwatch Commissioners and Healthwatch England working better together
Hear from Saba, a Healthwatch Commissioner about her views on where Healthwatch is going and what she’s most looking forward to when it comes to supporting the network to be the best it can be.
1 November 2021
Blog
How you can help to improve data standards and shape the systems we provide
With the introduction of the Integrated Care Systems there will be a heavier focus on collaboration within and between different ICS areas. Find out how you can help improve data standards across the network to enable better collaboration.
22 October 2021
Blog
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Digital transformation update: A renewed focus on data standards
Over the last year, we have been reviewing our digital systems to improve our offer to local Healthwatch.
14 October 2021
Blog
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Putting a face to unmet need: project brief
We're undertaking a project focused on the issue of unmet need in social care. Read below to find out about the project and how to apply.
30 September 2021
Network News