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A week in the life of a student volunteer
Last year 4,700 volunteers gave up time to help their local Healthwatch make a difference to health and social care in their community.
20 February 2018
News
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How are people’s views influencing health reforms?
Across the country reforms are underway to ensure that health and social care services provide a good quality and seamless experience for people. The public understand the need for change, but also want to be involved in decisions.
8 February 2018
News
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Do you understand how hospitals, GPs and care services are changing in your area?
Our country’s health and care services face big challenges. We are living longer, but more people need help with long-term health conditions, adding pressures to services. This demand for support comes at a time when the cost of care is increasing.
8 February 2018
News
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Our public Committee Meeting January 2018 supporting materials
Find out what happened at our public Committee Meeting.
31 January 2018
Report
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What it means to be a young carer
The needs of young people looking after a relative with an illness or disability aren’t always understood, and they often don’t realise they are carers.
25 January 2018
News
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How can we improve support for young carers?
Young carers have a lot of added responsibilities compared to other people their age. Find out four ways they’ve told us they could be better supported.
25 January 2018
News
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Meet our new Committee members
We're delighted to welcome seven new members to the Healthwatch England Committee.
25 January 2018
News
Our submission to the Government's Mandate to NHS England 2018-19
Each year, we share with Government the issues we believe should be included in the refreshed objectives for the NHS for the year ahead.
10 January 2018
Response
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Six areas we want NHS England to focus on in 2018
Using the views you have shared with us, find out what six areas we have told the Government that NHS England should focus on over the next year to improve health and social care for people.
10 January 2018
News
Speak Up
Mental health tops people’s health and care issues for 2018
Our work is shaped by the concerns that local people raise with 152 local Healthwatch. Our annual survey of health and care priorities puts mental health at the top of the list for 2018.
28 December 2017
News
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Join us and help make mental health care better
We are launching a new multi-year project to find out what support people need.
7 December 2017
News
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State of support - local Healthwatch finances 2017/18
Our latest report sets out what funding the Healthwatch network has received to carry out its statutory activities for 2017/18.
4 December 2017
Report