With over a quarter of a million older people living in care homes, what is local Healthwatch doing to make sure these services meet the needs of residents?
Read our submission to the government consultation on proposed data security standards and data sharing in the NHS and social care.
Over the course of summer the Healthwatch network has been helping to raise public awareness of the National Data Guardian’s report and the opportunity for people to share what they think via the consultation.
Services are going through major changes that aim to help make them more efficient and better at delivering tailored support. However, these reforms will only work if services listen to what the public wants.
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.
Becky started volunteering while at university, but decided to continue after finishing her studies.
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.
With the NHS recently announcing £6.5m of additional funding for gender identity services next year, we take a look at the progress that has been made so far, and what happens next.
The Government is now consulting on new standards to strengthen the security of health and care information and to help you make informed choices about how your data is used.
We are working with local Healthwatch to promote the consultation to make sure people have the chance to share their views.
When someone dies unexpectedly while under NHS care, it is important that the correct processes are in place to find out why. The Care Quality Commission is looking at this issue and wants to hear your views.