Annual report highlights how Healthwatch Somerset has supported the public throughout the pandemic
Over the last year (April 2020 to March 2021), during the pandemic, 2,387 Somerset residents shared their feedback on the county’s health...
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Jun 14, 2021
Changes to Somerset’s District Nursing Service: What patients and carers want to see
Our new report out today, shows that people who receive care and support at home from the District Nursing Service, would like to see the...
May 9, 2021
Mindfulness – what is it, and how can it help our Young Listeners?
By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer This week we had our first session on Mindfulness – a practice that helps...
Apr 28, 2021
Virtual get together and team building for our Young Listeners
By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer On Saturday 24 April, we had our first Young Listeners meeting to kick off...
Apr 25, 2021
New public engagement programme to drive improvements in local health and social care
We have announced the areas we will investigate this year, to make sure that local people’s views and experiences are used to drive and...
Feb 22, 2021
What do you think about Somerset’s District Nursing Service? What works well and what could be improved?
We want to know what people think about the care they have received from Somerset’s District Nursing Service, to help the service develop...
Jan 28, 2021
Healthwatch report highlights inconsistencies in NHS 111 service in Somerset and Devon
A joint report released today by a group of local Healthwatch in the South West, shows that although the NHS 111 service in Somerset and...
Sep 27, 2020
Somerset care homes – before and during COVID-19: Healthwatch Somerset reports
Today we have published four reports about care homes in Somerset – three reporting on the quality of care in Somerset care homes prior...
Aug 27, 2020
Testing times…..the national COVID-19 study and me
By Tanya Camberwell, Healthwatch Somerset Engagement Officer Imagine my surprise when in the third week of July, I received a letter that...
Jul 14, 2020
Healthwatch Somerset launches #BecauseWeAllCare campaign
We have joined local and national health and care organisations calling on Somerset residents to give feedback about their care during...
Jun 29, 2020
Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report: Listening to local people helps make health and social care better
Over the last year, more than 1,400 people shared their views on the county’s health and social care services with us, helping to make...
Jun 7, 2020
Caring during COVID-19: Healthwatch Somerset shines a spotlight on unpaid care
It’s national Carers Week (8-14 June) and we want to know about your experiences of being an unpaid carer or being cared for during...
May 31, 2020
Bob’s story: Caring for your family in retirement
Shepton Mallet resident Bob became a full-time carer when he retired from a long career with the ambulance service. He has spent the past...
May 14, 2020
Living with dementia during lockdown – sharing stories to raise awareness and help make care better
During Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May), we are highlighting the care and support needs of people living with dementia and their...
Apr 28, 2020
Supporting our community through COVID-19
By Tanya Camberwell, Healthwatch Somerset Engagement Officer Tales from the ‘Spark’ side The effects of COVID-19 are currently impacting...
Apr 21, 2020
Healthwatch Somerset announces new projects to help make health and care better for local people
We are looking forward to helping health and social care services develop and improve with the announcement of several new projects for...
Apr 8, 2020
Share your stories to help health services adapt during coronavirus
We have launched a new survey asking local people to share their stories to help identify how health and care services are adapting and...
Mar 26, 2020
Healthwatch Somerset’s Readers Panel can help organisations communicate about coronavirus
We can help health and social care organisations to communicate clearly and effectively with local people about the coronavirus and the...
Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus: Healthwatch Somerset helps people find information about local health and social care services
As local health and care services come under increasing pressure due to the coronavirus, and access to services becomes more challenging,...
Feb 14, 2020
Accessing GP primary care in Somerset: What works for you and what doesn’t?
We are asking local people to complete a survey to share their experiences of accessing primary care through GP surgeries in Somerset. We...
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