In response to feedback given to Healthwatch, we're developing a campaign to help you find urgent dental care and take small steps to improve your oral health. Check our campaign materials and tell us what you think. Please share your views before 7 January.

Read the draft leaflets and posters here. 

Newcastle GP Services want to learn more about health conditions that affect Black people. Like diabetes, kidney disease and
cardiovascular disease. If you're from a Black community, you can help by taking part in research studies.

The Lived Experience Network had meetings with:

They have written a report about using services. There are recommendations for health and care services and the council.   

The Explore the Rainbow Guide. The Parent Carer Forum worked with families and services to make it. It aims to make SEND support easier for families. Please share the guide with anyone who might find it helpful.   

A national report praised North East and North Cumbria’s work that highlighted
Deaf people’s exclusion from health and care. British Sign Language (BSL) users
face major barriers, from booking appointments to understanding treatments. The BSL Health Navigator programme, delivered by Deaflink, improved access by removing obstacles and providing essential support, ensuring Deaf people
receive equitable healthcare.  

Thanks to people who joined the Big Community Conversation. Over 1000 people had their say. You shared what's great about North Tyneside. And you shared how we can improve North Tyneside.

You will need to log in to 'Our North Tyneside Voice' to read the report. 

Jane, 19, struggled to get mental health help. By listening and working together, Starfish Health and Wellbeing, Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees, and the NHS made real changes:

Teamwork changes lives.   

A new platform is here to make bowel cancer research more accessible. It helps more people take part and share important findings. Anyone can sign up - whether you
have experience with bowel cancer or not. Join today and help advance life-saving research!

If you live in Northumberland or North Tyneside, sign up for free and help improve local health services. Share your feedback, join discussions, take polls, and complete surveys. Participate as much or as little as you like. Every member is entered into a monthly prize draw to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher. Your voice matters - join today and make a difference! 

Are you 17 or over?  

Do you get tonsillitis? 

Do you want to help make treatment better? 

  

Researchers at Newcastle and Glasgow University want to hear your story. Your experience can help improve care for adults with tonsillitis.   

Email nuth.nattina1@nhs.net if you'd like to take part.  

Do you feel fatigue because of a long-term condition? Are you age 18 or older?
 
If so, you could help the National Institute for Health Research. They want to develop new tools that use nature to help people feel
better and less tired.  
 
What you might do:  

You will get paid for your time.  

There's a new research project about heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias). They want to improve how we detect and treat them. They want to use artificial intelligence (AI) to predict what works best for patients.  
 
They are looking for adults with experience of heart rhythm conditions. There will be an online workshop to discuss  ideas with patients.  If you take part you will get a £25 shopping voucher as a thank you.

Email arunashis.sau09@imperial.ac.uk
with any questions.    

Your voice matters!