1. Our response to reports on proposed Sustainability and Transformation Plans

    Response -

    Media reports suggest that new plans will include proposals for ward closures, cuts in bed numbers and changes to A&E and GP care in 44 areas.

  2. Why young people get involved in shaping health and care

    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.

  3. The NHS can’t afford to be scared to talk about change

    News -

    Services are going through major changes that aim to help make them more efficient and better at delivering tailored support. However, these reforms will only work if services listen to what the public wants.

  4. Traditional health and care services need to change - but how?

    News -

    Demand for healthcare is increasing, but so are the costs of delivering it. Traditional support needs to change to better meet people’s needs.

  5. How well do health and care services work together?

    News -

    Across England, reforms are taking place that aim to make health and care services better at working together to meet your individual needs.

  6. Every Voice Matters - our Annual Report to Parliament 2015-16

    News -

    Published today, Every Voice Matters, our Annual Report to Parliament 2015-16, outlines how together we are putting people at the heart of care.

  7. Is fear of public engagement holding the NHS back?

    News -

    Sustainability and Transformation Plans could fundamentally change the way the NHS works. With the first plans now being published our Interim Chair calls on the NHS to work hand-in-hand with communities to get these reforms right.

  8. Improving urgent and emergency care in West Yorkshire

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    The NHS is looking for better ways to make sure that people with urgent medical problems get the care they need, when they need it. We look at how local Healthwatch have been working together to ensure people have a say.

  9. Engaging people through service change supporting materials

    Report -

    Catch up on what happened at our event aimed to show how good public engagement leads to better health care services.