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Have you joined the Coventry Health Challenge?
What is the Coventry Health Challenge? Most of us know that it is important to our health and well-being to eat well, stay active (physically and mentally), give up smoking, cut down on drinking and make sure you get things like the flu jab.
25 November 2020
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Homecare workers to be tested weekly for Covid-19
The Government have announced that care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered weekly coronavirus tests.
23 November 2020
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NHS Volunteer Responders scheme extended to support the public and NHS staff over winter
People who need help as a result of coronavirus (Covid-19) will be able to access support for simple but vital tasks over the coming months via the NHS Volunteer Responders programme.
18 November 2020
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Healthwatch Coventry Steering Group meeting - 17 November 2020
Our Steering Group met via Zoom in November.
17 November 2020
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NHS launches 40 ‘long Covid’ clinics to tackle persistent symptoms
The NHS will launch a network of more than 40 ‘long Covid’ specialist clinics within weeks to help thousands of patients suffering debilitating effects of the virus months after being infected.
16 November 2020
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The absence of visits for older and disabled residents in care homes is having a profoundly detrimental effect on their health, welfare, and wellbeing.
Joint call to action – open letter to Secretary of State, Minister for Care and DHSC officials on Visiting in Care Homes
5 November 2020
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Out of sight – who cares? Restraint, segregation and seclusion review
The Care Quality Commission's report Out of sight - who cares? talks about the current state of the care system for children, young people and adults who have diverse needs that are subject to restrictive interventions,
4 November 2020
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NHS Trust Quality Accounts 2020: Our commentaries
Each year Healthwatch Coventry looks at the evidence local NHS organisations produce about the quality of their services, and inputs into the ideas for future quality priorities based on what we hear about services.
2 November 2020
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590 people's stories of leaving hospital during Covid-19 published
Getting discharge right will play a vital role in reducing readmissions and keeping hospital beds free this winter. Read recommendations for urgent action in a new report published by Healthwatch England and the British Red Cross.
27 October 2020
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Why am I being asked to wait to have the flu vaccination?
The Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health England (PHE) and the NHS have published a leaflet for the public, which explains why some people eligible for flu vaccination are being asked to wait to get vaccinated.
12 October 2020
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Healthwatch Coventry Steering Group meeting - 6 October 2020
Our Steering Group met via Zoom in October.
6 October 2020
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New legal duty to self-isolate
People in England will be required by law to self-isolate if they test positive or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace. 
28 September 2020
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