Advice and Information

Deaf Awareness Week highlights the unique challenges that people from the deaf community face daily and explores ways for us to support them day to day.

Everyone who uses the NHS in England could soon have a single patient record that brings together important information about your health care. So how and where are your records kept now, how can you view them, and what do you do if you find mistakes in them?

Does signing up with your dentist work the same way as registering with your GP? If you think the answer is yes, you're not alone.

Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.

Many people who provide unpaid care are unaware of their rights. If you're an unpaid carer, find out more about the help and support you are entitled to.

Learn what NHS 111 is and how you can use the service to book an A&E appointment

Healthwatch Stockport have been working on a series of screening programme fact sheets and we are excited to launch the first of six - for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screening.

Hospital discharge processes are in place to help you leave hospital safely. Whether you're returning home or, moving onto another care provider here’s what you should expect when it’s time to leave hospital.

A second opinion is when you choose to request the expertise of another healthcare professional after you've been given a diagnosis or treatment plan. What are the new rules about second opinions and and how can you request one?

A second opinion is when you choose to request the expertise of another healthcare professional after you've been given a diagnosis or treatment plan. What are the new rules about second opinions and and how can you request one?

GP practices very rarely remove patients from their list. If you are removed from a GP practice, you may need to register with a new one.

GP practices very rarely remove patients from their list. If you are removed from a GP practice, you may need to register with a new one.