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Healthwatch urges patients still waiting for their first hospital appointment to contact hospital

Healthwatch North Lincolnshire are urging patients who were referred to see a consultant at Scunthorpe, Grimsby or Goole hospitals before October 2016 and who have not yet received their first appointment, to get in touch with the hospital. This only applies to people referred by their GP, dentist...

Hospital Trust puts spotlight on its waiting lists

Patients who were referred to see a consultant at Scunthorpe, Grimsby or Goole hospitals before October 2016 but are yet to receive their first appointment are being asked to get in touch. This only applies to people referred by their GP, dentist or optician before October for a first appointment...

Get involved in shaping services in our area

There are some important decisions facing those who buy and provide our health and social care services across the country. There may be better ways to deliver health and social care, and things will need to change to ensure services continue to provide good quality care. Key people from Clinical...

Health Watchdog Launches Survey into Hospital Discharge Process

The public’s experience of being discharged from hospital in North Lincolnshire is being put under the microscope in a new survey by Healthwatch from this month. The issue of being discharged from hospital or a mental health setting regularly arises as a priority among patients, their families and...

North Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board

The aim of the NL Safeguarding Adults Board is to ensure the effective coordination of services to safeguard and promote the welfare of local adults who may be at risk of abuse or harm. The purpose of adult safeguarding is: Stop abuse and neglect wherever possible Prevent harm and reduce the risk...

New website & app to support children & young people

A brand new website and an app called Life Central was launched on 14 October to offer emotional health and wellbeing support for children and young people across North Lincolnshire. The website www.life-central.org and app will provide children and young people with a range of information and...

HWNL monitor improvements at Scunthorpe General Hospital

A newly published report highlights the findings Healthwatch North Lincolnshire recently observed when they made unannounced Enter and View visits to nine wards and the Emergency Centre at Scunthorpe General Hospital. Trained volunteers from Healthwatch spoke with patients and carers to hear their...

Last week to register for the 'Big Conversation'

North Lincolnshire residents are being asked to have a big conversation about their local health services. An event, called the Big Conversation, has been organised by Healthwatch North Lincolnshire, in partnership with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), on Tuesday...

Do you have a hearing impairment? Tell us your experiences with accessing local health & care services

Healthw atch North Lincolnshire is currently undertaking a research project on the accessibility of health and care services for people who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Your views are very important and will help us identify best practice and any areas for improvement that we can feed...

The 'Big Conversation' about YOUR local health services

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust CQC Inspection

Are you a Carer? Have your say on local services for Carers

Last year the Council launched an All Age Carers Strategy which set out North Lincolnshire's Clinical Commissioning Group's (CCG) approach to supporting carers locally. The CCG want to continue the conversation with carers about their priorities as they look at planning and commissioning support...

Have you ever been baffled by the language your doctor uses?

Patient's asked to speak up if they do not understand. ‘Benign’, ‘malignant’, ‘lesion’, ‘stool’, ‘dialysis’… these are all words used on a day-to-day basis within the medical profession, but do patients really understand what they mean? Doctors at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation...

Speak out to improve your services - inpatient mental health for young people

NHS England, with the support of YoungMinds, would like to involve young people and their families (especially if they have used either inpatient mental health services or community mental health services) in the planning of a new inpatient mental health service for North East Lincolnshire, North...

Job Vacancies at Healthwatch North Lincolnshire

Do you have what it takes to be part of the Healthwatch North Lincolnshire Staff Team? We are recruiting for the following positions: Research Officer Salary - £20,000 - £24,000 per annum (pro rata) Between 21 – 35 hours per week (hours negotiable and will consider job share) Working closely with...

Shaping Health Visiting and School Nursing Survey

North Lincolnshire Council is seeking your views to help shape the future design of Health Visiting and School Nursing services for children and young people aged 0-19 years in North Lincolnshire. Currently the Health Visiting and School Nursing Services are provided by two NHS organisations and...

RDASH Patient Engagement – The Big Conversation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) operates services in approximately 240 locations across Rotherham, Doncaster, North Lincolnshire , North-East Lincolnshire and Manchester. These include: Inpatient and hospital-based services at The Woodlands and Swallownest Court in...

Healthwatch Out & About

Ashby Bowl ‘Safe & Well' Healthwatch were part of the ‘Safe & Well’ event held at Ashby Bowl. The event, organised by the Learning Disability Partnership Board aimed to raise awareness of keeping safe and well in the community. Many stakeholders were present, including the police, fire...

CallConnect - Connecting Rural Communities

North Lincolnshire Council and Lincolnshire County Council are working together to launch CallConnect, a unique bus service within the rural areas of North Lincolnshire. CallConnect has no fixed timetable, but responds to passenger requests. You can book a journey online or over the phone. Routes...

Update your contact details

Have you moved house? Do you have a new mobile number? Have you changed your name? If so, your hospital needs to know about it. Hospital staff at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust – which runs Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole hospitals - are urging all patients, whether they have...

Just a volunteer

Annabel Tindale, Volunteer Coordinator for HWNL, shares her experience of a recent volunteer workshop ran by Healthwatch England. “I recently attended the national Healthwatch conference in Nottingham and took part in a workshop called “Leading Volunteers.” The workshop was led by Kate Johnson,...

Enter and View – Jane’s first visit!

Healthwatch volunteer Jane Brown recently participated in her first Enter and View visit. Here’s Jane’s experience of the visit. “The visit was to a care home in Scunthorpe. Obviously I was a little apprehensive as this was a new experience for me even though I have worked as a nurse for nearly 40...

NHS England statement: Ashby Dental Practice

Patients registered with the Ashby Dental Practice will have received letters from NHS England informing them of arrangements around the NHS service provision at Ashby Dental Practice. They have, further to a number of enquiries received by HWNL, also provided the statement below: At the beginning...

Department of Health want to hear from Carers

The Department of Health is seeking the views of carers, those who have someone care for them, business, social workers, NHS staff and other professionals that support carers; to help to develop a new strategy for carers. Click here to give your views – the consultation closes on June 30 th , 2016

RDASH The Big Conversation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust want to here your views and experiences. Kathryn Singh, Chief Executive personally invites you to join her in a 'Big Conversation' about Patient and Public Invovlement. Take this opportunity to: Share examples of where you have felt involved...