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SENDLO Wirral

SENDLO is your go-to website for all things related to SEND in Wirral, providing a one-stop shop for valuable information, resources, and support for children and young people from birth to 25 years. The website has guides, articles, a directory of local and national organisations to help you and your family to navigate and access […]

06 March 2024

Community Intermediate Care Centre – how WCHC enabling successful discharge and supporting people to return home

Once a person no longer needs hospital care, the best place for them to be is at home or in a community setting where they can continue their recovery. In Wirral, the Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC), which opened during the height of the pandemic, plays a significant role enabling the flow of patients out […]

06 March 2024

Urgent care services in Wirral working together to reduce wait times

Urgent care services, including urgent treatment centres (UTC), walk-in centres (WIC) and minor injuries units provide medical help when it’s not a life-threatening emergency. They can diagnose and deal with many of the common problems people go to A&E for. The Trust operates two walk-in centres in Wallasey and Eastham, a minor injuries unit and […]

06 March 2024

Koala Northwest – Training across to local organisations

As part of our outreach work, Healthwatch Wirral provide regular presentations and training sessions across the community and to health and social care providers. Sessions vary, some examples: We recently had a great session with the fantastic staff at Koala North West Talking about the importance of sharing feedback on all experiences of the NHS & […]

06 March 2024

Healthwatch Wirral Sponsorship- Wellbeing work across Community Dolly’s Netball Club

Healthwatch Wirral are Proud Sponsors of Dolly’s Netball Club here on Wirral. We are committed to reaching out across our communities to listen to all residents on their experiences of NHS and Social Care. Championing women’s voices, making them heard & tackling health inequalities, taboos and stigmas matters. Ensuring women are listened to by healthcare […]

06 March 2024

Enter & View and Familiarisation Visits

Healthwatch has the legal power to visit health and social care services to see what is working well and identify areas for improvement. The evidence collected is used to make people’s experiences better and also celebrate what is working well. To help improve people’s experiences we make recommendations and inform changes, both for individual services […]

06 March 2024