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Do you want to be able to search and find what people are telling local Healthwatch? We’ve built a tool that aims to help. Please test it and tell us what you think.

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Maternity mental health - share your experience

Tell us what you think and help us better understand people's experience of maternal mental health care.

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What matters most

Find out how we have been helping to improve people's experiences of health and social care services in our annual report for 2017-18.

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Help encourage more people to share their experiences of health and care

As the NHS turns 70, we're encouraging more people to tell us what they think and help make care better for them, their families and their communities. Find out more about our campaign and how you can get involved

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We are the independent national champion for people who use health and social care services.

We are here to make sure that those running services, and the government, put people at the heart of care.

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News and views

Why are people struggling to get their medication?

We look at one of the issues people raise with Healthwatch and the steps GPs and Pharmacists can take to help people get the medication they need.

6 February 2019

"Sometimes they give me a shower but they go over their time, but most of the time they haven't got the time to give me one so I go a couple of weeks without one and that is not right, I feel dirty."

Care user speaking to Healthwatch Redcar and Cleveland

Latest reports and publications

What people have told us about health and care: October - December 2018

5 February 2019

Find out what the public have been telling us about health and social...

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Our public Committee Meeting February 2019 supporting materials

1 February 2019

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

Advice and information

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Do you need help getting to hospital?

Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments

14 February 2019

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Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

23 January 2019

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Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.

24 December 2018

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