Our network of 152 local Healthwatch published more than 1,745 reports in 2016-17, bringing together what people from across the community want from local care.
New figures show that emergency readmissions to hospital have risen by a fifth since 2012/13. Find out more about what our new analysis of emergency readmissions data tells us.
New report from CQC finds that too many children and young people have a poor experience of care and are unable to access timely and appropriate support.
In January 2017 the Government commissioned a review of mental health services for children and young people in England. The Care Quality Commission has today published a report on the first phase of the review.
45,000 people who received urgent and emergency services shared their views on their care with CQC. Find out what the results said.
The survey of 45,000 people who received urgent and emergency services provided by 137 NHS trusts across England show positive results for many areas of treatment.
Free flu vaccines for care home staff and increased number of jabs for young children in schools will be made available to try and increase the uptake of vaccinations this winter.
Today NHS England, Public Health England, the Department of Health and NHS Improvement have unveiled measures to boost the uptake of flu vaccinations this winter.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published its annual analysis of the quality of health and adult social care in England for 2016/17.
The State of Care report looks at the trends, highlights examples of good and outstanding care, and identifies factors that maintain high-quality care.
In our new briefing - What happens when people leave hospital and other care settings? – we share what over 2,000 people told local Healthwatch about their experiences of being discharged.
The number of people visiting A&E in 2016 increased by 5.3% to 23.57 million. To better understand why more people have been visiting A&E, Healthwatch Reading spoke to patients to find out about their experience.