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Upcoming Patient Experience Strategy Events at WUTH

WUTH’s Patient Experience Strategy is launching a series of upcoming events that present excellent opportunities for active participation and collaboration. WUTH invite you to join them in these initiatives aimed at enhancing the patient experience within healthcare facilities. January 26th – 1:30PM – 3PM WUTH will be conducting our second evaluation of the adult discharge […]

24 January 2024

Healthwatch Wirral Update – December 2023

In December Healthwatch Wirral have continued to use our #Spare5 approach to listen, connect and support Wirral residents. This has included 651 community interactions helping local people get the best out of their local health and social care services. Offering up-to-date information, advice and guidance. Through this we have been able to gather more feedback […]

15 January 2024

Healthwatch Wirral highlighting the Voice of Carers

Healthwatch Wirral has been working closely with organisations and the community to raise awareness around carers support and highlighting carer’s voices. We are presently working with The Positivitree, WIRED and other partners to help identify Carer representatives to esnure lived experiences are helping to influence positive change. In December 2023 Healthwatch Wirral hosted a Christmas […]

15 January 2024

ADHD Medication Shortages in Wirral

ADHD medication has been out of stock for many since the NHS issued a Patient Safety Alert on the 27th of September 2023. Healthwatch Wirral have been contacted by residents and organisations in relation to the impact this is having here on Wirral. Healthwatch Wirral have worked closely with Sole Survivor PTSD Support CIC to […]

12 January 2024

Wirral Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2021-2023

Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board is a new Board , it formed in September 2021 after the previous combined Board of Knowsley, Wirral, Sefton and Liverpool decided to set up separate Boards. The Board includes senior managers from the Local Authority, local NHS services, Police, Fire and Rescue Services, Probation, Age UK Wirral, and Healthwatch. […]

12 January 2024

Make more time for the important things – order repeat prescriptions on the NHS App

Patients in Cheshire and Merseyside can save time by ordering regular medication using the NHS App. The NHS App is the quickest and easiest way to order a repeat prescription – and it puts you in better control of your own health. You can use the App to order your medication at a time that’s […]

12 January 2024