1. We take your views to Parliament

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    Last week, we travelled to London to join forces with more than 100 fellow local Healthwatch organisations at our annual parliamentary reception.

  2. 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.

  3. Feedback about Frank Lloyd Unit in Sittingbourne

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    We recently met with Carers whose loved ones were being cared for at the Frank Lloyd Unit in Sittingbourne.

    This report details al that they told us.

    We have shared the feedback with the mental health trust.

  4. Community mental health services : what have you told us?

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    We visited 6 community mental health units in 2018 talking to 86 people about their experience of using the service.

  5. Your vote determines our priorities

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    All this week we are asking people to get involved in our campaign #YourChoiceOurPriority where we give you the power to choose our priorities for the year.
    Over the 7 days we will be asking you to vote for what you think we should prioritise.

  6. You have chosen our priorities and we have listened

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    Over 7,800 saw our vote and hundreds of you voted, so thank you!

  7. 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.

  8. The reality of autism for young people and their families in Kent

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    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. Our report details the reality of living with autism in Kent

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    A new report details the challenges that families face when trying to get support for a child with autism.

  10. Mental health: Tips for starting the conversation

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    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.

  11. The value of World Mental Health Day at Canterbury

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    For world mental health day, we joined in the fun at Canterbury Christ Church University and spread the Healthwatch word. 

  12. State of the Nation by the Care Quality Commission

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    Today the Care Quality Commission have published their State of the Nation report which is their annual assessment of health and social care services across the country.

  13. Tips to de-stress at work and home

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    For Stress Awareness Week, we created a space in our office for team members to share their de-stressing tips they use at work. At the end of the week this is what we got!