News and reports

Today, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released a new report highlighting what they have learned from three year's worth of inspections of NHS Acute Hospitals.

New report from the Kings Fund highlights challenges and opportunities that exist with future changes to health and care services.

A new report by the King’s Fund highlights some of the challenges and opportunities that exist with future changes to health and care services.

When discharge goes wrong, it comes at a cost to the NHS, to social care services, and to the individual. When it works, people are able to move on with their lives and recover safely.

Five ways pharmacies can improve sexual health support for young people.

Find out what people in Devon told their local Healthwatch about their experiences of using gender identity services.

As part of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we look at the work one local Healthwatch has done to understand how much young people know about the issue.

With over 4,000 people estimated to be sleeping rough every night across England, we take a look at what local Healthwatch have been doing to understand the experiences of people in their community when it comes to health and care.

Find out what happened at our public Committee Meeting.

People share their experiences about health and care with Healthwatch every day. We spoke to our Intelligence Coordinator, Penny Manika to understand how the information you share with your local Healthwatch helps to change and improve services.

Since August 2016, NHS services have been required by law to ensure their communications are accessible to all. Six months on, NHS England wants to hear what difference the Accessible Information Standard has made to your experience.

Young people in Southwark are calling for better education about sex and relationships and improvements to sexual health services.