1. Report on the Complaints process at University Hospitals Plymouth

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    Following the recovery of NHS Services after the Covid-19 pandemic, Healthwatch Plymouth held conversations with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) manager at University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) in late 2022 to see how we could collaboratively work with them around the findings from the Healthwatch England report. It was agreed for HWP to independently interview individuals via telephone contact who had recently been through the complaints process at UHP and who had consented to be contacted by HWP.

    This report is the findings from those conversations, a brief summary of the findings and recommendations is below.

    By Healthwatch in Devon Plymouth and Torbay

  2. Impact and Outcomes Report, Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay, Quarter 2 2022

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    What people have told us about health and social care
    Find out in our quarterly Impact and Outcomes report how your feedback is helping NHS and social care services improve care in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.

  3. AI solution to detect lung cancer launches in south west

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    Peninsula Imaging Network (PenRAD) has launched an AI-powered chest CT service across four NHS trusts in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to help detect lung cancer quicker.

  4. Protections on NHS letter delivery agreed between Royal Mail, NHS leaders and patient bodies

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    Working with Royal Mail, NHS and patient organisations, our national partners Healthwatch England have written an open letter to Ofcom highlighting the introduction of new protections to ensure reliable and efficient postal service for NHS patients.