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Our national director, Louise Ansari, responds to the latest NHS performance stats.

Digital and remote methods are playing an increasingly important role in how people access care since the pandemic. Building confidence in digital skills is key to helping people who are digitally excluded from getting online.

The NHS will buy thousands of extra beds in care homes and other settings to help discharge more patients to free up hospital beds. Our national director Louise Ansari responds.

Our new data shows a worrying increase in the number of people avoiding vital care. We're calling for urgent action from government and health and care services to ensure rising costs are not a barrier to healthcare.

Healthwatch England is concerned that coverage in recent days showing the NHS at breaking point will exacerbate already-low public confidence that people can get urgent and emergency care when they need it most.

Being able to visit the GP when you need help is something, we often take for granted. See how by speaking up, local residents secured better opening hours for their community.

Following reports that life-saving cancer care could be affected by strike action. We have written to the RCN asking for the issue to be clarified.

Having a baby can bring many positive feelings and experiences but can also be overwhelming and challenging. Getting the proper support is vital to help new mums and their babies stay well. Find out how this is improving in South Gloucestershire.

Figures from NHS England show 7.2 million people were waiting to start routine treatment at the end of October, up from 7.1 million in September. Read our response.

Recent reports highlight consistent failures in maternity care. Find out what we're calling for to help people get the right care and support they need.

We’ve called on NHS England to support people during any industrial action by staff.

Belinda Black to join Healthwatch England Committee