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'Virtual Wards' 'What are they?'
Guest speaker: Fiona Micheli - Lead Nurse Care Navigation Centre /Virtual Wards

Join us for an informative presentation about what they are and have a chance to ask questions and learn all about it.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH LEAD - £24,000 PER ANNUM

37 HOURS PER WEEK, FIXED TERM TO END MAY 2024

Healthwatch Walsall is the local health and social care champion for the people of Walsall. We make sure that NHS leaders and other decision makers hear peoples’ voices about the services and care they receive. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced and self-motivated individual to be our Community Outreach Lead in Walsall. The individual will work flexibly from both the home base and the Healthwatch Walsall office, with the need to travel extensively across the Borough. The successful individual will work closely with the Healthwatch Walsall team to ensure that the views of Walsall people from all communities about NHS services, children’s and adults social care are captured and recorded. The role entails meeting people, often going to where people are naturally around in their day to day lives and striking up conversations to find about peoples experiences. If you are comfortable doing that then this is the role for you.

Find out about what services and aspects of those services we will be looking at from 2023 to 2024 as part of our work plan.

Our 1st Friday Focus Meeting has been re-arranged! So there is a great opportunity to join us and raise your awareness of Bowel Cancer.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87588598286?pwd=SkU4RGhVbDV6ZThsdWxUaTNoM0ttZz09

If you need it? Meeting ID: 875 8859 8286
Dial by your location Telephone dial by your location: 0131 460 1196 United Kingdom

Dementia: shaping support in Walsall, Wednesday 10 May 2023, 9.30 am - 1.30 pm

Attend and help shape the future of services for people with dementia in Walsall.

This training will aim to improve early diagnosis of cancer, addressing some of the health inequalities. Talking helps breakdown fear and barriers. This training program is designed in conjunction with Cancer Research UK, and will give participants the knowledge and confidence to have conversations in their community about cancer prevention, myth busting and early diagnosis.

To observe, and capture the experiences of service delivery from the residents' and relatives’ points of view.

The latest NHS data shows that a record number of people are waiting for care. However, our new research indicates that there is also a hidden waiting list, and more needs to be done to understand what it's like for people trying to get referred.

New NHS data indicates that over seven million people are on waiting lists for specialist clinical care or surgery.

Those eligible for the COVID-19 spring booster vaccine are:

People aged 75 and older
Residents in care homes for older people
Those aged 5 and over who have weakened immune systems.
If you are eligible for a spring booster, you will be contacted by the NHS by letter, text message or via the NHS App. Appointments can be booked via the National Booking System or NHS App, with first appointments available from Monday 17 April.

The last date you will be able to book a spring booster will be 29 June, with the last spring vaccinations on offer the following day, 30 June.

To book for yourself or a family member, go to www.nhs.uk/CovidVaccination , visit the NHS App, or call 119 for free.

On the 3rd of March Healthwatch Walsalls, First Friday Focus meeting was around bereavement services. Download a summary of that meeting.

Your monthly catch-up on health and social care experiences, topics, and themes, and useful information.

Your monthly catch-up on health and social care experiences, topics, and themes, and useful information.