News and reports

The joint COVID-19 Northamptonshire Strategic Coordination Centre* has issued an update about pharmacy opening hours, including over the Easter weekend:

Self-isolation, social distancing and shielding have been introduced by the Government to help you and your loved ones stay safe from COVID-19. Find out what they mean in practice and what applies to you.

How to request support from volunteers if you are self-isolating in Northamptonshire and need help.

As a statutory body, Healthwatch has the role of working with others to both help communities have clear and accurate information and advice and safeguard the rights and wellbeing of people who use health and social care services.

It can be hard to keep up with the constantly changing and evolving nature of guidance and help with coronavirus. Here are some links to different national organisations and their advice.

Healthwatch Northamptonshire has been carrying out a series of visits to NHS and Social Care funded services in Northamptonshire to ascertain the experience and opinions of service users, with a particular focus on mental health.

Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire was commissioned by Public Health Northamptonshire to carry out a review of Personal, Social, Health and Education (PSHE) in Northamptonshire schools. The report has now been published.

Healthwatch Northamptonshire has been monitoring the rapidly unfolding situation around COVID-19 on a daily basis to consider its impact on how we work and how we best support our staff, volunteers, partners and stakeholders.

Continuing Health Care is social care arranged and funded by the NHS for people who have been assessed as needing care to manage a health problem.

Have you had problems with NHS administrative processes, such as booking appointments, referrals, prescriptions or other correspondence with NHS services? We want to hear how people's care experience has been affected by poor NHS administration.

Young people may need help with a range of issues at different points in their life. Find out what you can expect from mental health services, to make sure you get the support you need.

Healthwatch Northamptonshire Chair, David N Jones, spoke on BBC Look East about the building pressures for A&E and the changes to performance targets.