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Healthwatch Essex visits Brightlingsea Our Brightlingsea Beach Day On Friday 26th August we hosted a fun-filled day at Brightlingsea beach huts, playing basketball and hook a duck while providing photo opportunities and merchandise giveaways. Stakeholders, trustees, volunteers and the public all joined in the fun. Members of the public kindly shared their healthcare experiences with us. There was a lot of praise for individual nurses taking the time to listen and being encouraging. People were concerned about ambulance delays and waiting times for accessing services. Thank you to everyone who came along and made the day a success! |
 LGBTQ+ Podcast Joanne joined our latest podcast episode to talk about her experiences coming out as a transsexual woman 30 years ago. She talks about her transitioning journey, the media attention she received and how things are different these days. You can listen to the podcast here or watch our TikTok videos with Joanne here.  Love Your Flow Our Information and Guidance Manager, Sharon, recently met with en-form, an environmental charity based in Colchester who have launched the Love Your Flow initiative. They aim to reduce period poverty and to inform people about the choices they have with regards to period products. Read more here.   Clacton Airshow We attended the Town Centre Community Fair for Clacton Airshow on a wet and windy day. It was great to engage with families at the event as well as network with the other organisations there. Special thanks to the Royal British Legion for letting us take cover under their gazebo when ours blew away!  Get involved in research Could you join us as a Research Ambassador? This opportunity is open to anyone and by becoming a Research Ambassador, you will have the chance to build your network, try out research methods and support our projects on issues affecting Essex residents. If you are interested, please contact our Research Manager Dr Kate Mahoney. |
 🙋♀️ HeadsUp is a 10-week programme providing wellbeing support and practical employability skills to participants across Essex, Southend and Thurrock. Their participants are currently unemployed and have experienced some form of common mental health problem. Find out more here and apply here until 14th October. 🩺 If you live in West Essex and have experiences of accessing GP services that you would like to share, you can fill in these surveys to improve the system. For young people click here. For adults (specifically in Harlow and Uttlesford) click here. 🏆 Active Essex want to hear about any clubs, organisations, groups or individuals that have made a positive impact on themselves or others through physical activity. Nominate here for the #EssexActivityAwards22! 🚑 You are invited to share your experiences of Digital Technologyand Urgent and Emergency Care services in a survey by NHS England. Share your thoughts here. 🚶Community360 have set up Finding Your Feet walks in various locations around Colchester and Braintree districts to enable people to get to know their local rural and town walks. Click here for more information. 🛐 Healthwatch Essex is now a signatory to the Essex Faith Covenant. Faith communities and partners pledge to follow a joint vision, a set of principles that unify us, and focus our attention on helping others. For more information, visit our website. |
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