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Young Healthwatch Autism and ADHD Survey

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Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire are seeking the views of 11-18 year olds recently diagnosed or waiting for an assessment for ADHD or Autism, as well as their parents and carers.

We have created 2 surveys one for 11-18 year olds in the process of an Autism or ADHD assessment and one for the parents/carers of these young people. 

This piece of work is to feed in to a larger piece of work that Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are doing around support for people who are waiting for services, appointments and diagnosis of Autism and ADHD in Northamptonshire. It is a continuation of work previously carried out by Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire and the ICB.

The survey will close on the 19th of February and can be accessed below.

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We are recruiting for a Healthwatch Officer

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Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire are recruiting a Healthwatch Officer to join their team.

Between 28-35 hours – Salary: £25,000 per annum (or pro rata according to hours)

This is a community and office-based role, encompassing both face-to-face community engagement and outreach elements, alongside office-based aspects. You will be helping to carry out Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire’s work to improve health and well-being outcomes for adults, children and young people by engaging with the public, communities and local health and care organisations.

The role will include:

  • Gathering feedback from the public about their experiences of health and care and signposting individuals to support.
  • Supporting Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire’s volunteers and working to recruit new volunteers to our organisation.
  • Being an active presence in the community, engaging with members of the public to help bring awareness to Healthwatch, recruiting new volunteers, and supporting engagement for current projects and priorities.

Click the link below to download the full job description and for a job application, please contact enquiries@healthwatchnorthamptonshire.co.uk.

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Patient Transport Survey

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Healtwatch North and West Northamptonshire have created a Patient Transport Survey after receiving reports from members of the public who have made us aware of the difficulties experienced in attending medical appointments.

Many service users have told us that they have no means of attending their appointments by private transportation and are unable to finance taxis or other paid-for options. Many struggle with the cost of transport, especially when public transportation is not easily accessible in more rural areas. They also told us that often they need to take multiple public transport routes due to a lack of direct routes to health service providers.

Healthwatch has created a Northamptonshire patient transport survey to gather more information about the community’s experiences with accessing and using patient transport services. We will then send our findings to commissioners and providers to help shape and improve services. 

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Cyber Essentials

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We are happy to share that we have renewed the Cyber Essentials accreditation, that Connected Together CIC were awarded last year.

Cyber Essentials is a Government backed scheme that helps to protect our organisation from various cyber attacks. Click below to find out more about the accreditation.

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ISO Assessment

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We are pleased to announce that we have passed the ISO 9001:2015 Assessment. The assessment proved that Connected Together CIC has established adequate controls that contribute to an effective Quality Management System.

Kate Holt, CEO of Connected Together CIC said ‘For a small organisation this is a huge achievement. We are always striving for improvement and it’s great to have outside recognition of that. It’s testimony to a fantastic team who always go that extra mile’.