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‘Have your say’ by joining Healthwatch Lincolnshire’s Live Webinar on 20th February 2023

To help the NHS in Lincolnshire prepare a 5 Year Forward Plan, Healthwatch Lincolnshire wants to hear from the most important people in all of this, you the patient, service user or family carer. They need you to tell them what you want our local NHS to focus on as they develop our services. The NHS will of course have to deliver against national priorities, but in Lincolnshire the focus must be the development of local services that work for local people.

Healthwatch Lincolnshire is offering people different ways in which they can share their views, one way is to join them live online on 20th February at their Have Your Say - NHS Priorities for the next Five Years webinar. During the webinar you will hear from the NHS and most importantly get a chance to ‘have your own say’.

Healthwatch are inviting people to join them at one of two online live webinar sessions running on the 20 February 2023:

Session One starts at 2pm and Session Two starts at 6pm – to register a place please visit https://www.healthwatchlincolnshire.co.uk/have-your-say-nhs-priorities-next-five-years or email [email protected]

Alternatively, you can share your thoughts by completing a survey Access the Survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NHSLincs5YearPlan; emailing [email protected] or telephoning Healthwatch on 01205 820892

Have Your Say - NHS priorities for the next five years | Healthwatch Lincolnshire Healthwatch Lincolnshire will be running two webinars on 20th February 2-3pm and 6-7pm. To help the NHS in Lincolnshire, we want to hear from the most important people in all of this, you the patient, service user or family carer. We need you to tell us what you want our local NHS to focus on as the...

Our next event is on Monday 20th Feb and is about Living with a Long Term Condition.

We are hosting an event on Diabetes at Stamford Town Hall tomorrow

Thinking Ahead – NHS Lincolnshire want to know if patients’ health and social care needs are being covered by their individual healthcare plans.

An Anticipatory Care (AC) Plan is designed to help people to plan for their future health needs, including care and treatment. We are conducting a survey to help gain insight into how this type of care plan is currently being used, and how effective it is. We are therefore inviting any individuals (or their carers) who are either living with more than one health condition or disability, living with frailty and/or long-term conditions, or perhaps approaching the end of life.

By sharing your views and experiences you can help to shape services for the future, improving the care provided locally.

The survey can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ACSurvey2022 and via the attached QR code. The survey is open until 17th of July.

Paper copies of the survey can be obtained from HWLincs and returned using their freepost address.

Please contact HWLincs and quote ACP
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 01205 820892

HWLincs Focus Groups and 1-2-1s

We would also like to actively engage with individuals who are happy to share their experiences in more detail with us. We are looking for people to attend our focus groups and/or to participate in one-to-one interviews. These are informal, friendly and designed to understand how the Anticipatory Care Plan is working and how it can be improved.

One-to-one interviews will take place on Friday 15th July, Tuesday 19th July and Thursday 21st July - times and method of the interview will be agreed with the individuals. These interviews can be carried out over the telephone or via video call. To book one, please contact HWLincs using the details provided above.

More about our Dementia event on 16th May at Stamford Arts Centre...

Dementia day to feature experts People will be given help in recognising the signs of dementia at an event this month.

We are pleased to announce a four-week programme of webinars on parenting in February run with The Conversation Stamford

The Lincolnshire Recovery College offers free educational courses on mental health and wellbeing, to anyone aged 16+ via Microsoft Teams.

Are you finding life challenging or supporting someone who is? Do you want to learn from people with real life experience of mental health challenges, as well as education and health professionals? If so, the Lincolnshire Recovery College could be for you...

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/our-services/adults/recovery-college

Recovery College Lincolnshire Recovery College uses an educational-based approach to help people recognise and develop their personal resourcefulness and awareness in order to become experts in their self-care, make informed choices and do the things they want to in life. The Recovery College offers free educations....

Tomorrow's pop-up COVID vaccination centre at Stamford Arts Centre will be offering vaccinations for the 12-15s.

I have just been informed that tomorrow's pop-up vaccination centre at Stamford Arts Centre will be offering vaccinations for the 12-15s.
The local shortage of COVID testing kits has been escalated to the Dept of Health and people are advised to keep checking the website.

Webinar tomorrow. Email [email protected] for joining instructions.

Something to be aware of if you are expecting a letter from Stamford Hospital.

There are online consulaton sessions this week:

The Lincolnshire Autism Partnership Board is asking autistic people, their families and carers for their views on how to ensure the county is a place that respects all autistic people and offers them the right support at the right time.
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news/article/784/help-improve-support-for-autistic-people-and-their-carers-in-lincolnshire

Help improve support for autistic people and their carers in Lincolnshire – Lincolnshire County Council Improvements are planned ensure that autistic people in the county get the support they need to lead fulfilling and rewarding lives.

From HEALTHWATCH:
What should I expect after being referred for mental health support?
https://www.healthwatchlincolnshire.co.uk/advice-and-information/2021-09-10/what-should-i-expect-after-being-referred-mental-health-support

What should I expect after being referred for mental health support? | Healthwatch Lincolnshire Your mental wellness is as important as your physical health but seeking help can be daunting. Here's what to expect when you seek support for your mental health.

Check out this event on at Stamford Endowed Schools on 12 September - NHS public health campaign Flippin' Pain.

Check out this event on at Stamford Endowed Schools on 12 September - NHS public health campaign Flippin' Pain.

Visit the Brain Bus and attend the free, easy to understand and entertaining public seminar...

"𝘍𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯' 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺"

If you or a family member has been diagnosed with dementia, get the support you need. https://lincolnshireccg.nhs.uk/your-health-and-services/worried-about-memory-problems-dementia/dementia-support/

Dementia support – Lincolnshire CCG Dementia support If you or a family member has been diagnosed with dementia, we can help you get the support you need. The Dementia Support Service is provided by the Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT). The service gives you access to a support worker who will provide guidance and advi...

The Lincolnshire Recovery College offers free educational courses on mental health and wellbeing, to anyone aged 16+.https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/our-services/adults/recovery-college

Recovery College Lincolnshire Recovery College uses an educational-based approach to help people recognise and develop their personal resourcefulness and awareness in order to become experts in their self-care, make informed choices and do the things they want to in life. The Recovery College offers free educations....

A BETTER WAY Su***de Prevention and Happier Living for Men in Lincolnshire Campaign launches support directory, one-to-one sessions and more... https://hwlincs.co.uk/abetterway/

A Better Way Su***de prevention and happier living for men in Lincolnshire

Our next event will be an online webinar entitled "Mental Wellbeing: It’s Good to Talk" on Monday 26th July at 2.00pm via Zoom.
Please email [email protected] in advance for joining instructions.

The webinar will include details of the how Social Prescribing can help in mental wellbeing and details of organisations that can help

Men: book a free one-to-one Offload whatever's on your mind and find a path to a happier life

It's Men's Health Week.

In honour of this, we have written a blog all about men's mental health. Read it here: https://www.oneyoulincolnshire.org.uk/post/mens-health-week-2021

If you rely on patient transport, you can make your views known in this webinar tomorrow.

HAVE YOUR SAY ON NON EMERGENCY TRANSPORT IN LINCOLNSHIRE

Our next event takes place on Monday 17th May at 2.00pm and addresses the issue of planning ahead for future changes in our health and the health of our loved ones.
This will be an online event.
Please email [email protected] in advance for joining instructons.

Mental Health Awareness Week - get involved, get outside It’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 10-16) and this year’s theme is nature. The Mental Health Foundation annual event is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on working towards improving our mental health. The Mental Health Foundation tells us that nature is so central to our psych...

End the Trend: Help prevent su***de among men HWLincs wants men’s help to prevent su***des in Lincolnshire

HWLincs wants to hear you views

Covid-19 one year on, access to health and social care services, and the future It is important that healthcare services better understand what is working well and where they need to focus their resources to help people. It is also useful to tell the system how people have managed to help themselves, and ways you might have found to cope and more resilient.

Completing the survey will only take a couple of minutes, it is anonymous and most importantly it will help to direct changes in healthcare services over the coming months and years.

If you or someone you know would like support with completing the questions, get in touch and we will contact you online, by telephone or by sending a copy in the post. Call 01205 820892 or email [email protected].

Please take the opportunity to make your views known about patient transport.

Your say on patient transport services in Lincolnshire NHS Lincolnshire has launched a review in its patient transport service and wants your feedback via a survey and a series of webinars. The NHS wants to understand what Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) users want and need so they can shape them in the future. NEPTS currently provide t...

Our very informative webinar on Food Use and Misuse presented by One You Lincolnshire can now be viewed on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/GxRNYcKpYOA

SHEAC Webinar on Food Use and Misuse In our third webinar of 2021, One You Lincolnshire (www.oneyoulincolnshire.org.uk) gave us us a presentation about Food Use and Misuse.