1. Kent and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report

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    Read Kent and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board's 2022/23 annual report, acknowledging the large range of work done to safeguard vulnerable people who may be at risk across Kent and Medway.

  2. Spotlight on reducing digital exclusion

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    Many organisations in Kent are working hard to tackle the inequality caused by our increasing reliance on technology. We decided to review one of these projects to see what difference it is really making to people.

  3. What did you tell us in December?

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    2,438 of you came to us in December to share your experience of using health and social care services or to seek information.

  4. Making it easier for people with learning difficulties to attend hospital appointments in East Kent

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    We've been working with East Kent Hospitals for several years now helping them to make it easier for people with learning difficulties to attend a hospital appointment. Check out what's changed as a result.

  5. Read our scrutiny of the public consultation on Ruby Ward

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    One of our statutory responsibilities is to act as a critical friend on public consultations. Our role is to ensure people have been involved and listened to as part of any public consultation.

  6. What did you tell us in January?

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    2,624 of you came to us in January to share your experience of using health and social care services or to seek information.

  7. How do we make our decisions?

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    It's important to us that you know how we make our decisions.

    In this section you will find the minutes from our steering group meetings plus an overall explanation about how we make our decisions on a daily basis.

  8. What happens when the person you care for is discharged from hospital?

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    Around 150,000 people in Kent are looking after someone right now. What happens when the person they care for is discharged from hospital? What support is available? How do they cope?

  9. Needing the NHS while out at sea

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    Being a fisherman is a tough job. It's dangerous with long hours and in difficult conditions. They also work unsociable hours making it hard for fishermen to use public services.

  10. Helping people to get dental care

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    Read how we have helped people to get the dental care that they need

  11. What did you tell us in February?

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    3,979 of you came to us in February to share your experience of using health and social care services or to seek information.

  12. What did you tell us in March?

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    2,395 of you came to us in March to share your experience of using health and social care services or to seek information.

  13. How do you feel about Care Homes after the pandemic?

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    Today we are talking to Care Homes across Kent. We wanted to make sure they were hearing from you about how you feel about Care Homes and care at home since the pandemic.

  14. What did you tell us in April?

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    1,465 of you came to us in April to share your experience of using health and social care services or to seek information.

  15. What did you tell us in May?

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    Every month we review all the feedback we've heard. We're looking for the themes and trends in the information to see what we should be focusing on.

  16. Empowering people and communities to look after themselves better

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    We all know we need to look after ourselves better, but that's not always easy. Read our review of a project that's been helping people in Folkestone & Gravesend to manage their own blood pressure.

  17. Listening to families of children with disabilities

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    It's estimated that 6% of people living in Kent are young people who have a disability. Most of them will have experience of using multiple health and social care services.

  18. Evidencing the impact of reducing health inequalities

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    We know that many many people aren't aware that they may have high blood pressure which could cause a heart attack or a stroke. Read our analysis about a new idea that has been helping people in Medway to mange their own blood pressure.