Author Archive for: Claire_Jackson
Entries by Claire Jackson
Karen’s story: life after limb loss
Our office volunteer, Karen, writes about her experiences of undergoing an amputation five years ago and the challenges she has faced as a wheelchair user living in Northumberland. Issues with […]
Feedback from August 2024
Health and social care feedback August 2024 We heard from 148 this month. Hospitals and GP services were the services we heard the most about. The quality of care or […]
Your feedback July 2024
The services you gave us feedback about the most this month were hospitals and GP services. Access to hospitals was the main concern, specifically the length of time patients had […]
Disabled people could be missing out on social care support
Up to 1.5 million working-age disabled people in England could need social care support but are not accessing it. This means they are likely to be missing out on help […]
Trends in feedback January to June 2024
Between January and June 2024, we received feedback from 417 individuals from talking to people at face-to-face events, telephone calls, emails, our website, social media and other sources. This is […]
Getting the most from your surgery
GP surgeries have changed the way they work to meet patient needs and increased demand. There is now a wider range of medical staff at surgeries and different ways to […]
Health visiting services in Northumberland
Growing Healthy: Hearing people’s experiences of health visiting services Last year we started to hear a small increase in concerns from local families and those supporting them about health visiting […]
Physician Associates
The NHS plans to triple the number of Physician Associates it employs. But how much do patients know about this role, and how can their role be safely expanded? In […]
Healthwatch Northumberland
We are your local health and social care champion. We’re here to make sure your views on NHS and social care services in Northumberland are heard.
