News and reports | Healthwatch Coventry

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Experiences of rapid COVID-19 testing

A network of places to collect rapid COVID-19 tests for home use was recently set up. Three members of the Healthwatch Coventry team set out to see how easy it was to get tests and to use them.

Volunteers' Week 2021: Celebrating our volunteers

Volunteers’ Week is an annual week-long celebration of the time and effort countless people give to support causes that matter to them.

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Access to NHS dental services: What we found

COVID-19 caused some dental practices to close or reduce the services they were able to offer. We phoned all the dental practices in Coventry to find out what services are available to NHS patients.

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Listening to experiences of Urgent and Emergency Care

The local NHS is running a listening exercise to understand local people’s views on urgent and emergency care services.

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The NHS app now holds your vaccination record

From 17 May 2021 people who have had both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to show this by using the NHS App

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New COVID-19 rapid testing centre to open at Market Way

A new testing centre at 14 Market Way (CV1 1DL) will open at 9:30am on 17th May...

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Care home residents allowed outdoor visits without self isolating

From 4 May, residents will be able to leave their care homes to visit a friend or family member’s garden. They will not have to self-isolate when they return.

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Women your health experiences are needed

Women of Coventry what is your experience of the health system? There is currently an ongoing consultation designed to increase the health and well-being outcomes of women in England. It can’t do that unless it hears from you

Yay - it's the Big Ask!

The Children's’ Commissioner is asking children what they think would make their life better.. It is called “The Big Ask” and it's available until the 19th May

New mental health support service for under 25s' available in Coventry and Warwickshire

A new anonymous digital counselling and support service for children and young people under 25, called Kooth, is live in Coventry and Warwickshire.

Healthwatch England report highlights issues with access to GP services

Healthwatch England report on GP access during COVID-19 draws on 200,000 peoples experiences

Four images of people looking into the camera and all wearing face masks. Text within the image reads: Your recent experiences of using NHS services. Read our new report on what Coventry people think.

Lived experiences of NHS services a collection of your stories of using services

Our new report shows what Coventry people told us about using NHS services between June and December 2020.

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