News and reports

Find out what people in Devon told their local Healthwatch about their experiences of using gender identity services.

As part of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we look at the work one local Healthwatch has done to understand how much young people know about the issue.

With over 4,000 people estimated to be sleeping rough every night across England, we take a look at what local Healthwatch have been doing to understand the experiences of people in their community when it comes to health and care.

Find out what happened at our public Committee Meeting.

People share their experiences about health and care with Healthwatch every day. We spoke to our Intelligence Coordinator, Penny Manika to understand how the information you share with your local Healthwatch helps to change and improve services.

Since August 2016, NHS services have been required by law to ensure their communications are accessible to all. Six months on, NHS England wants to hear what difference the Accessible Information Standard has made to your experience.

Young people in Southwark are calling for better education about sex and relationships and improvements to sexual health services.

Concerns raised by the public indicate services need better information to ensure timely support to those in need.

Over the past year local Healthwatch have spoken to people across the country about their experiences of dementia care - from help provided by GPs and pharmacists to support offered through hospitals and social care.

With cases of dementia on the rise, it's more important than ever that services give people the support they need. Read our briefing to find out what people have told local Healthwatch about their experiences of care.

Since 2012, all licensed doctors in the UK have had to undertake competence checks every five years. Today, the General Medical Council has released a report reviewing this process, highlighting the need for more patient feedback.

New report highlights how doctors are failing to get enough feedback from patients.