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In this issue:
Happy New Year! At the start of a new year, we wish you all the best for the future.
New general survey At the beginning of each year, we start a new survey, to ask about your experience of using health and care services in the past 12 months. This could be your GP, a hospital, ambulance, pharmacy, NHS dentist, community services, and many more. Please help us by telling us what you thought of these services. The online survey can be found at www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/our-survey If you know someone who would prefer a paper copy, give us a call on 0161 667 2526, or email info@healthwatchtameside.co.uk with contact details. We will post a copy out with a FREEPOST envelope for return. Thank you
Partnership Engagement Network (PEN) Conference
The next conference is on Friday 7 February 2020 from 9.30am – 2.00pm (please arrive for 9.15am registration) Due to venue capacity you are asked to book in advance, and you can book a place via the following link: Following a short speech, there will be a number of workshops to choose from: Workshop A: Primary Care Networks
Workshop B: The Future of Personalised Care in Tameside & Glossop
Workshop C: Tameside and Glossop Evaluation of Greater Manchester Transformation Funded Schemes
Workshop D: The Bureau, Glossop – Creation of a Communication and Engagement Strategy
Workshop E: Walking and Cycling- Bee Network Proposals
Workshop F: Sexual Health Services Workshop G: North West Ambulance Service Engagement
If you have any questions then please contact pen@tgh.nhs.uk
Care surveys Healthwatch Tameside have 3 new surveys, running to 21 February 2020. These are about: • Home care • Residential care (temporary or permanent) • Experience of being a carer or family member of someone receiving care They can be completed online at http://www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/social-care-survey or people can ring up on 0161 667 2526 or email info@healthwatchtameside.co.uk and we will post out paper copies with a FREEPOST envelope for return. Can you help us by telling us about your experiences, or those of a family member? Please get in touch, or complete the surveys online. Thank you
Changes to concessionary bus passes
From 1 February 2020, people will need to pay a £10 fee once a year to continue getting free tram and train travel using their pension-age or women's concessionary bus pass. Currently, the passes allow free off-peak travel for buses across England and for trams and trains across Greater Manchester. There will be no change to free, off-peak bus travel and, if you only use buses, you can choose not to pay to add tram and train. More information can be found at https://tfgm.com/tickets-and-passes/passes-for-older-people
Care Quality Commission reports
These reports have been issued by the Care Quality Commission since our last ebulletin. Clicking on the links will take you to the relevant CQC website page.
Ambulnz Community Partners Ltd - www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-2317742075 National Maternity services survey 2019 - www.cqc.org.uk/publications/surveys/maternity-services-survey-2019 
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