News and reports

High quality care is people’s top priority when visiting A&E, not how long they need to wait. So how can emergency care services learn from people’s experiences?

Residents in Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes believe there should be better access to health and community services, with flexible support available around the clock, to allow working people to get the support they need. Read the full report.

Healthwatch in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin asked residents 'What would you do to improve your local NHS'? Take a look at the top five things people would like to see changed to services to help them lead healthier lives.

Earlier this year local Healthwatch across England asked residents 'What would you do' to improve your NHS. In Lincolnshire, over 400 people shared their views about the changes local people would like to see. Take a closer look at what they said.

We share our response to the latest figures from the GP patient survey.

From picnics in the park to camper vans in the countryside – Healthwatch teams across the country have been using innovative ways to reach local people to find out what they would do to improve health services in their area.

Our new report looks at why it is important to review the care of people with dementia. With new research indicating that people with dementia are not always getting the support they need, David shares his experience of caring for his wife.

Read our latest research to find out if people with dementia are getting the support they need.

Simon and his family were self-funding his care in a local care home, who were supporting him well with his dementia. However, in 2017 their funds began to run low and they were approaching the £23,250 threshold.

Read a summary of our latest research to find out if people with dementia are getting the support they need.

Latest ADASS report highlights the social care challenge faced by local councils as their budgets continue to be stretched as well calling out the Government on the delay to publishing a social care Green Paper. Read our response.

Proposed legislative changes to the way the NHS in England is run have been welcomed today by an influential cross-party group of MPs.