1. What did people from Folkestone tell us?

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    Last month we visited Folkestone & Hythe District Council to talk to their staff about their experiences of local health & social care services. We met 230 people in total during our visit.

  2. Spotlight on GP services

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    Since April 2017 we have heard from 365 people about their experience of GP services in Kent.

    Although we hear lots of positive stories, we've heard 394 negative comments.

  3. Spotlight on Gypsy & Traveller communities

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    Kent has one of the highest populations of Travellers in the UK.

    At Healthwatch Kent we regularly visit Traveller sites to hear directly from the community about the issues they face about health and social care services.

  4. Spotlight on Learning Disabilities

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    In the second of a new series of reports, we have highlighted the feedback we’ve heard from people with learning disabilities.

    Everything we have heard from people is included in the report.

  5. What should happen when GP surgeries close or merge?

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    Healthwatches across the South East have heard from people who are concerned about their GP surgery either closing or merging.

  6. We hear from children and young people

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    Children and young people from across Kent & Medway have talked to us about their experience of using health and social care services.

  7. 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.

  8. What people have told us about general practice

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    This report presents the feedback received from people via Healthwatch Kent, Healthwatch Medway and Kent and Medway Voice about their experiences of general practice from November 2022 to April 2023.