Consultants on 48-hour strike this week
Hospital consultants are holding their second round of industrial action, from 7am, Thursday 24 August 2023 until 7am Saturday 26 August. The action takes the form of ‘Christmas Day cover’ – which means senior doctors will still provide care in certain life threatening situations. It follows an earlier two-day walkout in July during which more than 67,000 […]
Enter and View at Ryecourt Nursing Home
Healthwatch Blackpool completed an Enter and View visit at Ryecourt Nursing Home on the 4th of August 2023. We would like to thank all of the staff and residents for accommodating our visit to the home.
Let’s Keep Talking
Is your child feeling anxious about school? Are they having negative thoughts about how they look? Is social media running their life? Are they finding it hard to fit? We know struggles with mental health, anxiety and dark thoughts can affect young people at any time. That’s why we’re supporting NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria […]
Shaping Health and Care Services across South Primary Care Network: Your Voice Matters
At Healthwatch Blackpool, we firmly believe that every patient’s voice holds the power to shape the quality of our health and care services. We invite registered patients of South Primary Care Network (PCN), which include GP practices Highfield Surgery, Stonyhill Medical Practice, Arnold Medical Centre and Abbey Dale Medical Centre, to share their views. By […]
Research Ready Communities pilot seeks a researcher
Since 2021, community co-researchers in Blackpool have been collaborating with the NIHR on their “Research Ready Communities” pilot that aimed to better engage & upskill communities in research. The Blackpool team has now re-shaped the pilot into a community research project with co-production at its core. We are now looking for an academic investigator to co-develop a […]
Warning over low childhood vaccination rates
A committee of MPs has called for urgent action after finding that England did not meet the 95% target for any routine childhood immunisations in 2021-22. The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee said England was the only nation of the UK where coverage for all childhood vaccines at all ages was below the […]
Exploring Mental Health and Young People in Blackpool
The Activist in Residence project was an opportunity for young people in Blackpool to collaborate with a ‘host’ organisation, supporting them to fully develop and deliver an activist campaign that promotes change. BoingBoing Foundation’s Activist in Residence project focused on exploring the potential of activism to promote good mental health through positive action, as well […]
Go Green for Health Benefits
The Wildlife Trusts are playing an important role in reducing the impact of poor public health on NHS services, by delivering a number of projects across the UK, focused on improving human health through engagement with nature. These projects can be classed as green prescribing, the practice of supporting people in engaging in nature-based interventions […]
Inquiry to put spotlight on poor health outcomes among men
A cross-party group of MPs has launched an inquiry into the reasons behind higher levels of disease and falling life expectancy in men. The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee is seeking written submissions for the inquiry, particularly any that shed a light on whether, or why, men might be more reluctant to seek help […]
Patient and public involvement in adult health and social care commissioning: public survey
We are a team of researchers from Kingston University, London, exploring how patient and public involvement in adult health and social care commissioning can best be supported to be most effective. Patient and public involvement (PPI) is important because it can help improve outcomes for people who use health and/or social care services.The study is […]
