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Healthwatch Wirral supporting Digital Inclusion

Healthwatch Wirral have been working hard with Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to support the distribution of reconditioned iPads for use in the community here on Wirral. Our job at Healthwatch Wirral is simple: we are here to help make health and social care work better for everyone. Digital Inclusion plays a big […]

18 October 2023

Good Environments Matter: Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE)

On 11th October Healthwatch Staff and Volunteers joined other assessors to support Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with their assessment. Healthwatch Wirral spent time listening to patients and assessing different wards and areas on the hospital site. PLACE is about the non-clinical environment covering food, cleanliness, privacy, dignity and wellbeing, condition, appearance and […]

12 October 2023

Team WCHC Awards 2023!

On Friday 6 October Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) welcomed 300 colleagues, partners and sponsors to celebrate and recognise the amazing work of Team WCHC across Wirral, Cheshire East, St Helens and Knowsley. The Pavilion Suite at Chester Racecourse was the backdrop for this special occasion which celebrated the outstanding care, […]

09 October 2023

Save The Date – BRIDGE Forum – 18th October

Bringing together Community, VCFSE sector, senior decision makers and health & social care organisations to share updates, improve knowledge around current issues and experiences. Ensuring voices of the public and front-line workers are heard to influence & drive improvements in services. Date/TimeWednesday 18th October 202311am – 12:30pm Guest Speakers Representatives from: Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS […]

06 October 2023

Office of the Public Guardian’s (OPG) Your Voice, Your Decision Campaign

A lasting power of attorney gives you a voice and protects your decisions. They are helpful for everyone over the age of 18.  This legal document makes it easier for the people you trust to support you when you need it most.  It means you keep control of certain decisions by choosing who you want […]

04 October 2023

Connecting Health Communities Update – September 2023

On 26th September 2023, we officially launched the ‘how-to guide’ for Connecting Health Communities for older people in Wirral*; important action research led by older people and carers in Wirral. The event highlighted to commissioners and practitioners how they can be more inclusive when delivering or commissioning services in Wirral so that older people and carers who need […]

28 September 2023