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Share your experiences of bladder or bowl leakage
The Bladder and Bowel Confidence Health Integration Team (BABCON HIT) are looking at improving the bladder and bowel continence treatment pathway for patients across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
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Unpaid carers: help create technology for people who feel lonely
Do you care for someone who has a neurodegenerative disorder (e.g. Parkinson’s or dementia)? Do you experience loneliness? We’d like your help to develop and test ideas for new technology to support people who feel lonely.
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Talk to us about of end-of-life care
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…
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WellAware launches Welcome Spaces directory to support communities across Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Welcome Spaces can include libraries, community centres, places of worship, or any venue offering warmth, activities, or support to visitors.
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Have your say on local pharmacy services
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.
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Complete our NHS dental survey
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…
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Local Healthwatch champions the voices of 100,089 people in the last year
Listening, empowering, and driving change across diverse communities.
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'Amazon-style' prescription tracking goes live in NHS App for millions of patients
Millions of patients can now track their prescriptions thanks to the rollout of a new feature in the NHS App helping to reduce unnecessary calls and…
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GP satisfaction survey
Are you satisfied with your GP practice? If your GP is in South Gloucestershire, we'd like to hear from you. What's working well? Could…
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Latest reports and publication

Annual report 2024/2025: Unlocking the power of people-driven care
Last year, more than 1000 people shared their experiences of health and social care services with us. Our annual report highlights all the ways we've used your feedback to improve care, plus our plans for the year ahead.
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Report: ‘I don’t buy apples anymore’
How the lack of NHS dental care impacts on confidence, nutrition and mental health.
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