Engagements summary quarter 2 - long term conditions
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In July through to September 2017, Healthwatch Bristol’s Engagement Officer worker conducted a series of planned and unplanned engagements with seldom heard community groups, patients and individuals in Bristol. The Engagements were specifically planned in relation to and based on the Healthwatch Bristol Quarter 2 theme “Long Term Conditions”. Healthwatch Bristol used a series of resources to capture the views and experiences of the people they engaged with in relation to health and social care services, ranging from primary
care, secondary care and local authorities social care services.
A total of 74 comments were collated from the six engagements attended by Healthwatch Bristol development officer. However, the majority of the comments analysed were in relation to primary care with social care reflecting the least number of comments analysed. The main themes identified in the report included; The main themes Identified from the comments were: Access to Services, administration, diagnosis, assessment ,Treatment and Care.
Although no recommendation were identified in the report, Healthwatch Britstol stated that this report will be circulated to Clinical Commissioning Groups, Public Health and the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.