1. Do you need help travelling to NHS services?

    Advice and Information -

    Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

  2. Should I see a pharmacist instead of a doctor?

    Advice and Information -

    ​​​​​​​Avoid the wait at the GP and know when to visit your pharmacist instead. Look at how your pharmacist can help you.

  3. Community Pharmacy: Keeping You Safe This Winter

    Advice and Information -

    Find out how your local pharmacy can help you and your family with your healthcare needs

  4. Your NHS: Frequently Asked Questions

    Advice and Information -

    We have updated our healthcare service guide, to reflect some recent changes. Please read on for more information.

  5. NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service 

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    Find out how the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service can help you with your healthcare needs

  6. 'What's the SCRIPT?' - pharmacy accessibility in M1

    Report -

    We are delighted to be able to share with you our latest report, titled 'What's the SCRIPT?', looking into the accessibility of pharmacies in the M1 postcode.

  7. Accessible Information Standard in M15

    Report -

    Recently Healthwatch Manchester conducted a review on pharmacies in the M15 area to assess their compliance with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS).

  8. Accessible Information Standard in M14

    Report -

    Recently Healthwatch Manchester conducted a review on pharmacies in the M14 area to assess their compliance with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS).

  9. Accessible Information Standard in M12 & M13

    Report -

    Recently Healthwatch Manchester conducted a review on pharmacies in the M12 & M13 area to assess their compliance with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS).

  10. MyMFT: Information and support

    Advice and Information -

    Healthwatch Manchester staff were recently invited to a workshop at Wythenshawe Hospital to learn more about a new online web portal and mobile app that connects you to your MFT medical information known as MyMFT

  11. Upcoming NHS prescription charge increase

    Advice and Information -

    The price of an NHS prescription will be increasing as of April 1st 2023. Here is the what you need to know about the change.

  12. Accessible Information Standard in M11

    Report -

    Recently Healthwatch Manchester conducted a review on pharmacies in the M11 area to assess their compliance with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS).

  13. Accessible Information Standard in M16

    Report -

    Recently Healthwatch Manchester conducted a review on pharmacies in the M16 area to assess their compliance with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS).

  14. Accessible Information Standard in M18

    Report -

    Recently Healthwatch Manchester conducted a review on pharmacies in the M18 area to assess their compliance with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS).

  15. Accessible Information Standard in M20

    Report -

    Recently Healthwatch Manchester conducted a review on pharmacies in the M20 area to assess their compliance with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS).

  16. Do you need help getting to hospital?

    Advice and Information -

    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  17. Interpreter Needs of Manchester's Deaf Community

    Report -

    To coincide with the International Day of Sign Languages on the 23rd September we are showcasing these answers from a focus group we held last October with people from Manchester Deaf Centre.

  18. Looking after your wellbeing as a young person in Manchester

    Advice and Information -

    What is wellbeing?

    Many people have different views on the exact meaning of wellbeing because it is a personal experience. The Oxford dictionary defines wellbeing as ‘the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy’.

  19. What is Youthwatch Manchester working on?

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    We have spent a little time recently discussing the topics we think need some attention.

  20. Services for Children and Young People in Manchester

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    We are making it part of our mission to speak to local health and care providers about the services they run. We want to make it easier to understand what’s available to young people,, what these services do, and what it’s like to use them.

  21. Working in Isolation? - Experiences of integrated care

    Report -

    This report investigates the experiences of integrated care for two of our local communities.

  22. Can you help the NHS BEAT Coronavirus?

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    Most people infected by COVID-19 feel the effects for about two weeks, but others experience lingering health problems – known as long Covid.  Many people still have symptoms such as breathlessness, fatigue and brain fog many weeks later.

  23. Healthwatch Manchester Newsletter-- June 2023

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    News, updates and information in the latest edition of the Healthwatch Manchester Newsletter.

  24. Healthwatch Manchester Newsletter-- July 2023

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    News, updates and information in the latest edition of the Healthwatch Manchester Newsletter.

  25. Loud & Clear? - A comparative review of the Start for Life and Little Swaps, Big Changes Public Health Campaigns.

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    Healthwatch Manchester have spent time over the last few months working with different community groups reviewing two separate public health campaigns.

  26. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    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.