If you have cancer, it’s understandable you might feel anxious about COVID-19. The Government and the NHS have both confirmed that cancer treatment should continue to be prioritised during the response to the COVID-19 emergency.
Healthwatch Rochdale is leading the way in ensuring local residents get the help, advice and information they need during Covid- 19 thorough their #TogetherRochdale bulletin and campaign.
Patients most vulnerable to COVID-19 have been asked to ‘shield’. Here's some more information to help you understand what shielding means in practice.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA) has launched a new way for families to keep in contact with their loved ones in hospital during the Covid - 19 crisis.
On behalf of the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been contacting adult social care providers to book appointments for their staff to be tested for COVID-19.
Cancer patients across Greater Manchester are continuing to access vital surgery despite the challenges being faced by NHS teams across the region during Covid19 crisis.
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.
Healthwatch Rochdale has published their new business strategy detailing their aims, goals and objectives for 2020 - 2023 in line with their newly defined vision of ‘a better health and social care experience for everyone one in Rochdale’.
The NHS Volunteer Responders recruitment initiative has recruited 750,000 people, three times higher than initially targeted. The drive has been temporarily paused to process applications and to get the volunteer army up and running.
Healthwatch are the independent champion for people who use health and social care services. They are here to make sure that those running services put people at the heart of care.