8 March 2024

Women’s Health

As a part of a national ten-year drive to improve the health and wellbeing of all women, people and organisations. Suffolk and north east Essex (SNEE) have been working to shape better local health services. Healthwatch are supporting this women’s health programme to make sure people’s experiences and views are included to shape future care and support.

You can read more about how you can share your views, opinions and lived experience of using local services now by visiting https://healthwatchsuffolk.co.uk/womenshealth/

You can also take part in the women’s health engagement (March 2024). The SNEE Women’s Health Insight and Oversight group is coordinating engagement to shape services and support for women across SNEE. Together with our co-production team, the group has developed a local survey for people to anonymously share their views and experiences.

Please note: This project includes those who identify as women but may not have been born female and those who were born female but may no longer identify as a woman.

Complete the survey and support the engagement with local people by going to

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SNEEwomenshealth/

Healthwatch Suffolk is hosting a network for people and professionals to shape better health and care together

The network is a working group of:

• Transgender and non-binary people

• People exploring their gender identity

• Health and care professionals

You must be over the age of 18 to join the network.

The people in the network will help it to grow and develop in a positive and inclusive way, supported by our co-production team and an ambassador from the trans community.

Interested? Here’s how you can join in

The network will be hosted online using the Let’s Talk SNEE platform (hosted by the NHS in Suffolk and north east Essex). Find out more by visiting https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/tg-nb-gq-network

For more information about our network, please call freephone 0800 448 8234, or email coproduction@healthwatchsuffolk.co.uk

NHS App

The NHS website has step-by-step guidance on how to get started with the NHS App visit https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/nhs-app-help-and-support/getting-started-with-the-nhs-app/

Face-to-face support sessions are FREE and taking place across Suffolk, Colchester and Tendring.

In North East Essex the sessions advertised are hosted by the Digital Access Support Team.

In Suffolk Communities Together East Anglia’s Digital Champions will be on-hand to offer support. Find out more about Communities Together at https://www.communitiestogethereastanglia.org

Please see full information and dates here at https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/your-health-and-services/primary-care-gps/accessing-services-digitally/getting-started-with-the-nhs-app/