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The latest report from Healthwatch unpacks people's experiences of using Community Diagnostic Centres across England and lessons for expanding community-based care.

Changing Places are toilets designed to provide extra facilities for people with severe or multiple disabilities.

Suicide Bereavement UK have developed a series of At Your Side guides for those bereaved by suicide in the Armed Forces community.

With the August bank holiday fast approaching, people in Cheshire and Merseyside are reminded to plan ahead by ordering any repeat prescriptions they may need and know what to do if they or a family member becomes unwell.

The coordination centre of the National NHS Patient Survey Programme (NPSP), on behalf of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) would like to recruit a selection of patients across England to join a 90-minute informal patient group discussion on their experiences of using NHS inpatient services. Feedback from these discussions will help to develop the 2024 Adult Inpatient questionnaire.

The Living Well Service bus is a drop-in service that provides routine immunisations, health checks, and information on well-being. The service offers all routine UK immunisations, including the MMR.

Dr. Rupert Whitaker OBE, Consultant in Psychological Medicine and Public Health, will be giving a talk hosted by Northwest HIV Support.

With many NHS premises in a dire state and a repair backlog growing, Healthwatch have analysed people's experiences of the NHS estate, including hospitals, A&E waiting rooms, and parking facilities.

The government has accepted advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) for an autumn COVID-19 vaccination programme this year. All those aged 65 or over, residents in care homes for older people, and those aged 6 months or over who are in a clinical risk group will be eligible for vaccination this autumn.

Complete the Healthwatch short survey and tell the NHS if you're getting the right help to prevent or deal with sight problems.

Sunshine can be great and welcomed by many but it is important to stay sun-safe and look out for vulnerable people in the warmer weather. During heatwaves, more people than usual get seriously ill or die.

Do you need to make a complaint about health and care services? Find out who to contact in Halton.