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Read our submission to the government consultation on proposed data security standards and data sharing in the NHS and social care.

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.

Demand for healthcare is increasing, but so are the costs of delivering it. Traditional support needs to change to better meet people’s needs.

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.

Media reports suggest that new plans will include proposals for ward closures, cuts in bed numbers and changes to A&E and GP care in 44 areas.

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.

Find out what happened at our public Committee Meeting.

When people complained that they couldn’t get GP appointments in Tottenham Hale, local Healthwatch decided to find out the root cause of the problem.

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.

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.

The Committee of Public Accounts urges new measures to tackle scale and cost of delays in discharging patients from hospital. Read our response.