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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

Take a read of this years Annual Report and see how your voices have helped shape health and social care services in Salford.

Healthwatch Salford was commissioned by Salford Together to conduct a series of listening engagement sessions with frontline staff involved in the delivery of homecare services.

This report was produced at the request of users of mental health services in Salford and the project was designed to address barriers to mental health services that have been expressed to Healthwatch Salford over a period of time.

Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

Take a read of this years Annual Report and see how your voices have helped shape health and social care services in Salford.

We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.

Being a member of Healthwatch Salford means belonging to the only independent consumer champion for health and social care. It means that you support our vision, mission, values and objectives as a Registered Charity.

This report looks at small scale, in depth patient feedback. Seven people across the range of services were interviewed by a Healthwatch Engagement Worker about their experience of using the intermediate care services.

This project was run in 2015 and aimed to look into children and young adults mental health and wellbeing in Salford, with the findings then being shared with local commissioners and service providers.