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Our Local Advisory Group includes Healthwatch volunteers and a range of individuals and organisations that have an interest in helping shape and get the best from health and social care services.

Complete this short survey to share your views about public involvement in work carried out by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW).

We'd like to hear about your experiences of palliative and end-of-life care. This includes people who’ve experienced this within the last two years in their family, as carers of family members or friends, or those currently experiencing end-of-life care.

This Code of Conduct sets out the expectations Healthwatch South Gloucestershire has of all those who work or carry out activities for it, in a voluntary or paid capacity, including trustees, employees, students and volunteers.

Welcome Spaces can include libraries, community centres, places of worship, or any venue offering warmth, activities, or support to visitors.

Pharmacies play a vital role in local communities. We want to hear about people's experiences of using pharmacy services in our area to ensure that residents can get the most from them.

Local people are being encouraged to join 500,000 other people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire using the NHS App to manage their health from their smartphone or tablet.

NHS dental care continues to be one of the main concerns we hear about from the public. Issues include not being able to get an NHS dental appointment, not being able to find a dentist taking on NHS patients, and not being able to afford private dental care.

More than 15 million adults in England live with care and support needs due to a long-term condition or disability. Meals on Wheels services can be essential to these individuals, who wish to continue living in their communities but need support to do so.

The government wants to hear the views, experiences and ideas of everyone in England as part of 'the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS'. Here's how you can get involved.

Our work with a local hospital trust has led to a range of measures to improve the experiences of people on a waiting list for surgery. Keeping people updated about their place on a list and taking personal needs (such as housing and social support) into consideration are two of the steps that are being taken.

Earlier this year, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected forensic inpatient and secure wards managed by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. The CQC gave a rating of 'requires improvement'.