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Mental health: Tips for starting the conversation
When talking about mental health, one of the biggest obstacles is opening the conversation. So here are some tips you can use when a friend, family member or colleague might be struggling with their mental health.
9 September 2019
Advice and Information
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Tips to keep your little ones healthy (and at school)
With the schools opening up again for the new academic years the NHS have released a toolkit for parents to help keep your little snappers healthy, and in school.
9 September 2019
News
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The reality of autism for young people and their families in Kent
We hear about the difficulties families face when accessing support for their children who may be autistic. We wanted to explore the issues in more detail and gather more feedback about services for children and young people who have autism.
9 September 2019
Report
autism
Our report details the reality of living with autism in Kent
A new report details the challenges that families face when trying to get support for a child with autism.
9 September 2019
News
Members from Healthwatch, Dartford Gravesham & Swanley CCG and One You Kent standing at their stall on Dartford Market Street
Healthwatch and Dartford Gravesham, Swanley CCG hit the highstreet
To make sure you have your voice heard on the plans to create a new Urgent Treatment Centre in Gravesend or Dartford, we headed out with Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group.
7 September 2019
News
commissioning
Healthwatch Kent met with senior NHS leaders this week to discuss their concerns about how NHS contracts will happen in the future.
This week we gathered senior commissioners to discuss how health services could be commissioned in the future.
6 September 2019
News
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Update on the East Kent Transformation
This week we joined the first of three sessions to discuss the options for the transformation of services in East Kent.
5 September 2019
News
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Working with PPG groups
This week, we took part in a conference to bring together all the Patient Participation Groups across Kent.
5 September 2019
News
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We take pride at Pride
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat to us at Dover Pride today!
31 August 2019
News
Front cover of Healthwatch Kent's report on Children & Young People's thoughts on health and social care services
We hear from children and young people
Children and young people from across Kent & Medway have talked to us about their experience of using health and social care services.
30 August 2019
Report
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Help turn the national NHS plan into a Kent & Medway vision
You’ve probably heard about the NHS Long Term Plan in the news. The Long Term Plan is a national vision for our health services over the next 10 years.
27 August 2019
News
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Feedback from people with Asthma
Today we chatted with people about what it is like to have Asthma and how things could be improved
26 August 2019
News