1. Pharmacy Collect: Local Pharmacies Now Stocking COVID Tests Through New Advanced Service

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    Community pharmacy teams in Greater Manchester are this month starting to offer free coronavirus (COVID-19) test kits as they help to support the lifting of national restrictions and the pandemic recovery.

  2. Referral Pathway to the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)

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    The NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) is a nationally commissioned & funded advanced service that was launched in community pharmacies in England in October 2019.

  3. Flu vaccination

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    Flu occurs every year, usually in the winter, which is why it’s sometimes called seasonal flu.

  4. 'Park bench' surgeries launched by Healthwatch Bury - as featured in the Bury Times

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    A SERIES of 'bench surgeries' have been undertaken so a health watchdog can gauge public reaction to health and social care services.

  5. Did you use NHS 111?

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    NHS 111 is now the recommended first step whenever you might need urgent treatment or A&E. We want to know how that has worked for those who have used it.

  6. Coughs, colds, eye infections, earaches, itchy skin? Speak to your pharmacist first.

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    Healthcare professionals in Greater Manchester are reminding residents about how local pharmacies can help people with minor health concerns quickly and easily as part of Ask Your Pharmacist Week (1-8 November).

  7. Christmas and New Year Pharmacy Opening Hours

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    Your local pharmacy can help with expert advice for a range of minor ailments.

  8. Healthwatch Bury weekly virtual drop in sessions

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    Healthwatch Bury wants to give people an opportunity to have their say about health and social care services while they stay safe.

  9. Healthwatch Bury Drop-in Session at the Jubilee Centre

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    Share your experiences of using health and social care services.

  10. Healthwatch Bury Healthcare Access Assistant

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    A new weekly drop-in service to help you access local health services and health advice.

  11. Lost in translation – improving access to translation and interpreting services

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    People with little or no English struggle at all points of their healthcare journey. Our new research shines a light on barriers and delays to care they often experience and calls for equal access for all.

  12. Pharmacy opening hours this Easter

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    The Easter and early May bank holiday hours are now posted on the GMLPC website.

  13. Bury Pharmacies Services - Public Survey

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    Local people are invited to share their experiences when using local pharmacy services in Bury. This feedback will help to ensure that pharmacy services meet the needs of local people.

  14. Health and care over the Easter holiday period

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    Useful phone numbers and websites for health and care over the Easter holiday period.

  15. The Big Conversation: Chance to talk about health and care in Greater Manchester

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    People from every corner of Greater Manchester are invited start talking honestly about the future of health and care, as part of the Big Conversation.

  16. Knowing what's open over the bank holiday

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    Information should you need help with medical needs over the jubilee bank holiday.

  17. Help us teach community groups lifesaving skills!

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    St John Ambulance call on you to support us with the delivery of the National Coordination of First Response project, in partnership with NHS England and Improvement.

  18. Healthwatch Bury Park Bench Surgeries

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    Healthwatch Bury Park Bench Surgeries in July and August.

  19. ESOL Advice Open Day

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    ESOL Advice Open Day to be held at the Mosses Centre on the 5th July.

  20. Pharmacy Opening Times in Bury: August bank holiday

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    Pharmacy opening times across Greater Manchester during the August bank holiday are now available.

  21. Pride in Practice LGBTQ+ Patient Experience Survey.

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    LGBT Foundation’s Pride in Practice LGBTQ+ Patient Experience Survey is open!

  22. Bury Pharmacy Survey

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    Local people are invited to share their experiences when using local pharmacy services in Bury. This feedback will help to ensure that pharmacy services meet the needs of local people.

  23. The Big Conversation: health and care in Bury

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    We are working with partners across Greater Manchester to understand how we can improve health and wellbeing.

  24. You’re invited to Healthwatch Bury Annual General Meeting

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    Our Annual General Meeting is taking place on Tuesday 6th December.

  25. Covid and Flu Vaccinations

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    Bury gets a visit from Monster Mayhem to show the double danger from Covid and Flu.

  26. Pharmacy Opening Times for Christmas & New Year Bank Holidays

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    The Christmas to New Year bank holiday hours are now posted on the GMLPC website.

  27. Getting prescriptions in time for Christmas

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    NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care is reminding people who take regular medication to make sure their repeat prescriptions are ordered in time for Christmas.

  28. Healthwatch Bury Access Assistance

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    Regular drop in session to help you access local health services.

  29. Are you struggling to access health and care services this winter?

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    With the NHS under extra pressure this winter, we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and spot issues affecting support for you and your loved ones.

  30. NHS prescription charges to increase from 1 April

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    NHS prescription charges to increase by 3.2% from 1 April.

  31. Healthwatch Bury Park Bench Surgeries

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    Join us for a chat about all things health and care related at one of our park bench surgeries.

  32. Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to make care better

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    We mark the difference the public has made in improving NHS and social care services.

  33. Making a complaint about primary care services

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    How you make a complaint about primary care services is changing on 1 July 2023.

  34. Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish their Annual Report 2022-23

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish its first Annual Report which highlights their activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.

  35. Pharmacy Bank Holiday Opening Hours - 28th August 2023

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    Pharmacy opening hours for the August Bank Holiday 2023 have now been published.

  36. NHS to roll out flu vaccines for children from September

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    Millions of children in England will be offered a flu vaccine from September, as the NHS steps up its vaccination programme to protect the country against both flu and covid viruses ahead of winter.

  37. Upcoming Healthwatch Bury group and drop-in sessions

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    Healthwatch Bury will be attending various groups in Bury this autumn and winter.

  38. Could you be the Healthwatch Bury board member we have been looking for?

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    We are currently on the lookout for people that could add their valuable skills and experience to our board of directors as we look to build on the work we have been doing and strive for bigger goals.

  39. Healthwatch Bury Annual General Meeting

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    Save the date for the Healthwatch Bury Annual General Meeting 2023.

  40. Healthwatch Bury Annual General Meeting

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    We would like to invite you to the Healthwatch Bury's Annual General Meeting 2023.

  41. Reporting care to the CQC

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    Care Rights UK want to hear your experience of reporting poor care to the CQC.

  42. Prescriptions survey

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    Your experiences of getting prescription medication.

  43. Our Christmas opening hours

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    Our phone line Christmas and New Year opening hours.

  44. Share your feedback to improve care in your community

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    ‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch, aims to help address health inequalities across England

  45. Healthwatch Bury Park Bench Surgeries

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    Join us for a chat about all things health and care related at one of our park bench surgeries.

  46. Upcoming Healthwatch Bury drop-in sessions & events

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    We look forward to seeing you at one of Park Bench Surgeries or drop-in sessions.

  47. Have you read our latest e-bulletin?

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    The Healthwatch Bury e-bulletin for April 2024.

  48. NHS self-referral for tests and appointments for hundreds of thousands of patients

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    Hundreds of thousands more people a month will have the option to refer themselves for key services such as help with incontinence, podiatry, or hearing tests without needing to see a GP, as part of the NHS primary care access recovery plan.

  49. Pharmacy: what people want

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    Healthwatch has today published it’s "Pharmacy: what people want" report. The report explores the current state of pharmacy services and offers actions for healthcare leaders and the wider sector.