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75% of children and young people who experience mental health problems aren't getting the help they need.Blog -
Volunteering is a great way to make new friends, learn new skills and make a difference in your community. Find out why students Jo, Sophie, Poppy and Emma got involved with Healthwatch West Sussex.News -
Speaking up about her son’s experience saw one woman help improve orthotics services for people across the country.News -
Having set Healthwatch England up and nurtured it through the first three years, Healthwatch Chief Executive Katherine Rake has now decided to move on in the New Year to pursue a portfolio and consultancy career.
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Our latest report sets out what funding the Healthwatch network has received to carry out its statutory activities in 2019/20.Response -
The Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) has published their report looking at how incidents of clinical failure in the NHS are investigated – and how subsequent complaints are handled.News -
Volunteers’ Week is a chance to say a huge thank you to our 6,000+ amazing volunteers who help make a difference to health and care across the country.News -
New figures show that 562 written complaints were made to the NHS per day in 2014-15, however recorded complaints are only part of the picture.
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To build on our understanding on people's experiences of primary care, we spoke to a group of people from the Deaf community in East London who told us about the challenges they experience.
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Our latest briefing illustrates the chain of factors which impact on people's experiences in A&E.Blog -
Our latest research illustrates the chain of factors which impact on people’s experience in A&E. The purpose of our research is not to argue for or against replacing the current four-hour target, but to inform the ongoing debate surrounding NHS.News -
With 23% of people in Leeds aged under 19, YouthWatch was created to help find out what young people want from local health and care services. We speak to three volunteers about why they got involved.Response -
We share a number of issues in relation to the local Healthwatch regulations and ask for clarity to avoid any confusion.News -
After hearing that people were struggling to get to hospital appointments due to problems with local transport, Healthwatch Buckinghamshire decided to investigate.
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Did you know? 45% of people we polled said they would be interested in volunteering to help improve local health and social care services.News -
Healthwatch is supported by over 6,000 volunteers who give their time to help improve health and care services. To celebrate International Volunteer Day, we spoke to people from across the country about what motivates them to donate their time.News -
In part two of our series on young volunteers, we find out why Healthwatch Leeds set up a volunteer programme for young people and how it has benefited local services.
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With students across the country starting university soon, we spoke to Becky to find out what it was like to be a student volunteer at Healthwatch Sheffield.News -
Volunteers play a key role in helping local Healthwatch speak to as many people as possible in their community. But recruiting and keeping volunteers is not always straightforward. Healthwatch Islington explains how they invest in their volunteers.News -
Last year, our volunteers visited over 3,500 health and care services to see if they work for people. Find out more about the work our volunteers do in their local communities.News -
Last year our volunteers helped over 283,000 people find information about local health and care services. Find out more about how our volunteers raise awareness of important health issues.Blog -
From April, all new mothers will receive a six-week mental health check-up. Find out why this would not have happened if people had remained silent.Report -
Take a look at our papers for our March Committee Meeting.News -
It’s Volunteers' Week, and we’ve been speaking to our volunteers about their work with local Healthwatch and with the public, and about what inspired them to support our cause.News -
We ask Emilia, Healthwatch Dorset's new engagement officer about her first seven days in the job.Blog -
We examine what the NHS can do to improve health support for the trans community.Blog -
We look at the lessons that publicly paid-for wheelchair and home equipment services can learn from the stories people have told us.Report -
Find out what the public has been telling us about health and social care from October to December. This briefing also looks at and examines emerging themes across services, focusing on healthcare for trans people, and access to wheelchair services.News -
As part of our “Perspectives on primary care” series, which highlights the issues different people face, we hear what a group of young people have to say about their experiences of primary care.
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One in five local Healthwatch have identified better maternity services as a priority for their communities in the past two years. We look at the work one local Healthwatch did to find out what women think a great maternity service looks like.
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Access to and the quality of mental health services has been raised as a priority by more than half of local Healthwatch, making it the number one issue for 2016.
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Research conducted by The Times has raised questions about access to NHS dentistry services across England.News -
Protect your loved ones and protect the nation, volunteer to help those that are most vulnerable to the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) stay at home. Join the army of NHS volunteers today.Advice and Information -
Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.News -
In January, we highlighted six key areas to the Government for NHS England to focus on over the next year. Find out how these issues will be addressed through the NHS Mandate.Response -
New report from the National Audit Office examines the progress that has been made to reduce the impact of emergency admissions on acute hospitals.Report -
Each year, we share with Government the issues we believe should be included in the objectives for the NHS for the year ahead. Read our advice and find out how the NHS Mandate this has been affected by COVID-19.Response -
We have highlighted our concerns about the time frame people have to respond to the consultation and for their views to be responded to.Response -
The Department of Health and Social Care has today responded to the Competition Markets Authority’s study of the care home market.News -
Today we launch our new strategy, setting out the difference Healthwatch will make over the next five years.Advice and Information -
We explain why it’s important to have a plan in place, should you or a loved one become critically ill.News -
In the latest in our series of blogs looking at the issues different groups of consumers face when using primary care services, we share what we found when we spoke to a group of over 65s, in partnership with Healthwatch Surrey.
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What can we learn from those forced to self-isolation because of a health problem? Rosie Adamson-Clark, shares her experience and top tips for remaining positive.
