News and reports

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes its annual analysis of the quality of health and adult social care in England. Read our response

Here are some great examples of how local Healthwatch are using videos to listen to and share the views of local people, and ensure their voices are heard.

Following concerns about inconsistencies in access to podiatry care, Healthwatch Cambridgeshire stepped in.

NHS England publish their first in their series of regular updates about what they are doing to improve gender identity services.

After hearing from lots of parents, carers and young people about their views on children and young people’s mental health services, Healthwatch Hillingdon decided to do some targeted research in this area

When asked to share their top three health and care priorities, young people in Sutton said that body image was their greatest area of concern. Find out more about Healthwatch Sutton's project to explore this issue.

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.

Almost all GP practices in Southampton routinely ask for proof of identity, potentially denying many people access to care in Southampton.

Find out what happened when one Healthwatch Bolton worked with their local hospital to improve access for people with disabilities.

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.

Providers of home care turned to local Healthwatch for help highlighting their concerns about the difficulties they were facing in delivering effective care. We spoke to Debbie Pritchard from Healthwatch Cornwall to find out more.

Patients struggling to access GP services helped by Healthwatch Hertfordshire