1. Our policies on information governance

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    Find out more about how we collect, process and store data.

  2. The year ahead - Our plan for 2018 - 2019

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    Find out more about our plans for 2018/19.

  3. Our public Committee Meeting August 2018 supporting materials

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    Find out what more about what we'll be talking about at our public Committee Meeting.

  4. Our Quality Statements

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    Each local Healthwatch works in an area with its own unique issues but there are specific statutory activities which every local Healthwatch must undertake and it is important that this work is consistent.

  5. A recap on what happened at #Healthwatch2018

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    Hundreds of people from across the Healthwatch Network joined us at our sixth Annual Conference in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

  6. Making your voice count 2018

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    Read our award winning stories from this year's Healthwatch Network Awards.

  7. How every one of us can help our NHS

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    Politicians often talk about the health service as being ‘our NHS’. But if it truly belongs to us then it’s time for a shift in the relationship.

  8. What people have told us - a review of our evidence July - September 2018

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    Find out what the public have been telling us about health and social care over the last three months.

  9. Healthwatch 2018 supporting materials

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    Attended Healthwatch 2018 and wanted to look back at some of the presentations from the sessions? Here we share supporting materials from the day.

  10. Our public Committee Meeting October 2018 supporting materials

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    Take a look at our papers for our upcoming Committee Meeting.

  11. How much funding is your local Healthwatch receiving for 2018/19?

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    Find out how much funding your local Healthwatch receives to help you have your say.

  12. State of support - local Healthwatch finances 2018/19

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    Our latest report sets out what funding the Healthwatch network has received to carry out its statutory activities in 2018/19.

  13. Our annual report 2017/18

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    Last year 406,567 people told us what matters most to them about health and social care. These views have been placed into over 2,000 reports, informing services about the improvements that people would like to see.

  14. Healthwatch brings people's voices to Westminster

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    Healthwatch from across England shared their successes and concerns in Westminster to make sure people can have their say about changes to health services.

  15. Using technology to build a stronger Healthwatch community

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    With 152 Healthwatch organisations across the country, we need to make good use of technology to help our teams connect and learn from each other. Read how we’re using an online community platform to help Healthwatch make more people’s voices heard.

  16. Our public Committee Meeting February 2019 supporting materials

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    Take a look at our papers for our upcoming Committee Meeting.

  17. Digital resources to support #WhatWouldYouDo

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    Download and view our digital tools so that people can have their say on how to improve their local NHS.

  18. The year ahead - Our plan for 2019/20

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    Find out about our plans and what we want to achieve in 2019/20.

  19. What people have told us about health and social care: January to March 2019

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    Find out what the public have been telling us about health and social care from January - March this year.

  20. Our public Committee Meeting May 2019 - supporting materials

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    Find out what happened at our public Committee Meeting.

  21. How volunteering can help boost your confidence - Isabelle's story

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    University student Isabelle explains how volunteering with her local Healthwatch has given her the confidence to pursue the career she wants.

  22. Volunteers’ Week 2019: Why I volunteer

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    5053 people volunteered with Healthwatch last year. Find out why people got involved this Volunteers’ Week.

  23. Five benefits of volunteering when you work full time

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    A Rochdale communications manager shares why he volunteers at Healthwatch and how he balances this with work and family commitments.

  24. How volunteering with Healthwatch helps lawyer understand issues clients face

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    As part of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), a legal executive explains how volunteering with Healthwatch helps her in her job.

  25. Our response to Health Select Committee's report on proposed legislative changes to the way the NHS in England is run

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

  26. Our response to the latest GP patient survey

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

  27. Our public Committee Meeting September 2019 supporting materials

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    Take a look at our papers for our September Committee Meeting.

  28. Our response to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's annual review of adult social care complaints

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    The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints has revealed it is investigating a greater proportion of complaints than previous years. Read our response in full.

  29. Meet our new Committee members

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    We're delighted to welcome seven new members to the Healthwatch England Committee.

  30. How much funding has your Healthwatch received this year?

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    Find out how much funding your local Healthwatch receives to help you have your say on important health and social care issues.

  31. Council plans threaten future of Healthwatch Staffordshire

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    Proposals published by Staffordshire County Council could seriously damage the ability of local residents to have their say on the running of hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes across the county.

  32. Help shape the way we work

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    We need your views and ideas to make sure that health and social care services work better for everyone. Share your views and help shape our future strategy.

  33. People as partners for better care

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    The past year has shown what is possible when services engage people as equal partners in improving care. This needs to happen more if health reforms are to be successful.

  34. Making your voice count 2019

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    Take a look at the award winning stories from this year's Healthwatch Network Awards.

  35. What are the top health and care issues where you live?

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    We asked the Healthwatch network what the most important health and social care issues were for local residents. Find out more.

  36. Our public Committee Meeting November 2019 supporting materials

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    Take a look at our papers for our November Committee Meeting.

  37. Healthwatch Network Award Winners 2017

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    The Healthwatch Network Awards recognise the ways in which Healthwatch across the country have helped make people’s views of health and social care services heard over the last 12 months. Take a look at our winners this year.

  38. Our year 2018-19: How your views are helping to make care better

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    Over 336,000 people shared their views with Healthwatch about their experience of health and social care, including the changes that they would like to see made following the release of the NHS Long Term Plan. Take a look at last year's highlights.

  39. Our annual report 2018-19

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    Last year, Healthwatch supported over 336,000 people to share their story about health and social care. These views resulted in over 7,200 recommendations to services about the improvements that people would like to see.

  40. State of Support - local Healthwatch finances 2019/20

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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.

  41. Meet our student volunteer: Becky

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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.

  42. How do we invest in volunteers?

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    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.

  43. Our Public Committee Meeting March 2020 supporting materials

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    Take a look at our papers for our March Committee Meeting.

  44. Our advice on the NHS objectives for 2020-21

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    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.

  45. Healthwatch England's new strategy to put people in charge of their health and care

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    Today we launch our new strategy, setting out the difference Healthwatch will make over the next five years.