Being discharged from hospital isn’t just about going home – it’s about the care and support you receive afterwards too. Read about two local Healthwatch who have won an award for working together to help people in south London get what they need.
Being discharged from hospital isn’t just about going home – it’s about the support you receive afterwards too. Read how two local Healthwatch have won an award for helping people in south London get what they need.
This toolkit is designed to help local Healthwatch scrutinise local complaints systems, make recommendations based on findings and follow through on the improvements they ask for.
Parents and carers of autistic children have won an award for their work training staff at GP surgeries in Crawley to make their practices more autism-friendly.
After years of stressful visits with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to the doctor, a group of parents and carers decided to call for change.
Listening to feedback and learning from it is vital to improve quality of service. We have launched a new toolkit to help councils, care staff and services work together to build a positive culture around complaints and the opportunities to learn.
The Healthwatch Network Awards recognise the ways in which Healthwatch across the country have helped make people’s views of health and social care services heard over the last 12 months. Take a look at our winners this year.
The CQC has today published a report highlights the findings from its adult social care inspections from 2014-2017.
The 'The state of adult social care services 2014 to 2017' report looks at what the CQC has found about the quality of care across the full range of adult social care services that it regulates.
A 96-year-old sheltered housing resident and manager have helped improve ambulance services in Dorset.
Rosetta West, who lives at Melton Court sheltered housing in Poole, waited for over four hours for an ambulance after a fall. Find out how she worked with Healthwatch to make sure this wouldn't happen to other people.