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Policy changes that you need to know about during COVID-19

COVID-19 has resulted in many changes across the country. Here are some changes to policy that you should be aware of at Healthwatch if you are to run effectively.

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Your NHS calls for a volunteer army - here's how you can help

The nation is looking for 250,000 volunteers to help protect and support the most vulnerable from having to leave their home. Here's how your local Healthwatch can support the volunteer efforts against COVID-19.

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Six ways to work well from home

Working remotely presents all sorts of challenges, and can feel isolating, but there are lots of ways to work well from home. Find out how.

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What is in the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) bill?

The Government has introduced emergency legislation to help it respond to coronavirus. Find out what the bill contains and the issues that are most relevant to Healthwatch services.

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Helping you to work remotely

It is likely that more and more of you will be working from home as the situation with the Coronavirus progresses. Here's how you can use Workplace to make communications easier.

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Improving the quality of our demographic data

The feedback and views collected by Healthwatch should reflect the needs of all parts of the community. Read how we're working to improve the quality of our demographic data.

28 February 2020

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How can you get involved with Student Volunteering Week?

Student Volunteering Week is a great opportunity for us to thank Healthwatch volunteers and encourage more students to get involved with our work.

20 January 2020

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Download the 2020 Campaign Calendar

To help you plan which campaigns you get involved next year, download our campaigns calendar.

5 December 2019

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You said, we did: Three important changes to the CRM

You told us about the changes that you would like to see made to the CiviCRM and how you'd like data sharing to be easier. Here's what we did.

3 December 2019

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Tell us how technology could make a difference to your work

Tell our experts how you think technology could make a difference to your work. Take our survey, find out about our project and help improve how Healthwatch uses digital systems in the future.

28 November 2019

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Apply for an Enter and View training grant

We're looking for three local Healthwatch to run Enter and View training for staff and volunteers across the network. Find out how you can apply for a grant.

26 November 2019

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How the regional support we provide you with is changing

Find out how we are improving the way support local Healthwatch on the ground.

25 November 2019