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If yes, then have you thought about volunteering with us at Healthwatch Halton?

Healthwatch volunteers come from all walks of life and are helping to empower patients, advocate for better healthcare and transform local communities.

The Government has announced a consultation to change legislation on visiting in care homes, hospitals and hospices.

Love Your Lungs Week 2023 aims to raise Awareness of Lung Conditions.

Formerly Breathe Easy Week, Love Your Lungs Week is an initiative started by the British Lung Foundation, now Asthma and Lung UK, to raise awareness and focus on lung health and takes place between the 21st and 27th June this year.

Drowning Prevention Week aims to help ensure everybody across the UK and Ireland, has the opportunity to enjoy water safely.
Now in its tenth year, Drowning Prevention Week 2023 is a crucial campaign that has proven to have a real impact. Due to the pandemic, close to 2 million young people missed out on the vital opportunity to swim, leaving a dramatic gap in school swimming and water safety education.

As long periods of warm sunshine are expected to stay, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) is asking everyone to take extra care to enjoy the hot weather safely and to use services wisely ahead of three-day junior doctors strike.

On 5 July 2023, the NHS will mark 75 years of service. Warrington and Halton Hospitals would like to celebrate this milestone by showcasing the best of their hospitals. You can get involved by sharing your stories and memories of the NHS.

Have you looked after a loved one following a stroke? The University of Manchester would like to hear the experiences of those who have cared for a friend or family member after a stroke. This study is part of a thesis project for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester.

Diabetes week runs from the 12th- 18th June.
Diabetes week was created to raise awareness and knowledge of all types of diabetes. This Diabetes Week is all about celebrating people with diabetes and their achievements.

Researchers at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Data Science Centre are seeking public views to help design a new app that could better study how activity levels vary with changing heart health.

The cost of living crisis is putting people under a lot of pressure - and affecting their ability to access the care they need. Read Healthwatch England's evidence on the problems people are facing and how we believe these can be reduced to ensure cost is not a barrier to accessing care.

Professor David Croisdale-Appleby has been appointed as the new Chair of Healthwatch England, the independent champion for people who use health and social care.

You have the right to make a complaint about any aspect of NHS care, treatment or service, and this is written into the NHS Constitution on GOV.UK.

From 1 July 2023 the way members of the public make a complaint about primary care services to the commissioner is changing.