Local Healthwatch across the country are hearing reports of long delays for access to consultations and surgery for people waiting for gender reassignment surgery, but how long should people wait?
Following reports from local Healthwatch, we have written to NHS England alerting them to the long delays being faced by some people seeking gender reassignment surgery.
Following reports from local Healthwatch about gender reassignment waiting times, we have written to NHS England to express our concerns.
According to local Healthwatch, a high proportion of people in England waiting for gender reassignment are subject to long delays for consultation and surgery.
New report states GPs spend almost a fifth of their consultation time dealing with non-health issues, such as personal relationship problems, housing and unemployment.
Citizens Advice says these issues can sometimes be linked to health conditions, but argues that in most cases GPs are not best placed to provide this kind of social support.
The Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) has published their report looking at how incidents of clinical failure in the NHS are investigated – and how subsequent complaints are handled.
Results from our Freedom of Information Request show care home residents and other social care users are not being given support to make a complaint about social care services.
New research finds just one in five councils offer a dedicated complaints support service for social care users.
Care home residents and other social care users struggle to get the support they need when it comes to complaining about the quality of care they receive.
Find out what we found when our network spoke to more than 11,000 people and visited over 550 GP surgeries, pharmacies and opticians across the country.