Advice and Information
Organisation Feature: Stockport Mental Health Prevention and Personalisation Service
Healthwatch Stockport take a look at Stockport Mental Health Prevention and Personalisation Service..
Organisation Feature: Stockport Advocacy
Healthwatch Stockport take a look into Stockport Advocacy who assist with complaints to the NHS services.
Organisation Feature: Stroke Information
Healthwatch Stockport take a look at Stroke Information, who are our charity of the year.
Organisation Feature: Parents in Partnership
Healthwatch Stockport take a look into Parents in Partnership (PIPs)..
Organisation Feature: Mellor Country House
Healthwatch Stockport take a look into Mellor Country House a charity that helps families and carers that wouldn't afford to take a holiday take a break.
Organisation Feature: Viaduct Care Wellbeing and Self Care Service
Healthwatch Stockport take a look into Viaduct Care who run a social prescribing service and out of hours GP practise service.
Registering with your GP: understanding your rights
People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.
Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?
Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.
What should you expect from home care services?
The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?
The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from 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.
Four ways GP practices can become dementia friendly
Find out how one local Healthwatch has been showing GP practices how small changes can make a big difference to patients’ experiences of visiting the doctor.