News and reports

Our strategy for 2014/16 sets out how, by working together, the Healthwatch network will truly champion the interests of those who use health and social care services. 

New guidance from NICE aims to help hospitals have a safe level of hospital staff to ensure good patient care.

Early findings from our research find that new mums aren’t always getting the support they need for mental health issues when leaving hospital.

Latest statistics show an overall increase in delayed discharge from hospital settings over 12 months

Take a look at the papers for our Committee meeting.

In response to the distressing stories being shared with Healthwatch across the country, we’re launching an inquiry into why things so often go wrong when people are discharged from health and social care services.

Patients and worried family members looking to complain about their care from a hospital, GP or care home are going unheard because the current system is simply too complex.

Find out what happened at our public Committee Meeting.

Our analysis shows that around a quarter of the £43.5 million made available by the Department of Health to fund local Healthwatch has failed to materialise in local Healthwatch accounts.

Despite a nationwide mail-out campaign, people are still largely in the dark about plans to share their personal medical records, according to reports we have received.

Nearly a fifth confess to knowingly using A&E for non-emergencies.

Our perspective on the commission to review the proposed extension to the Duty of Candour.