Six years of championing people’s views of health and care in Somerset
Today we celebrate six years as the county’s independent health and care champion. Healthwatch Somerset Manager Emily Taylor said: “We’re...
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Mar 14, 2019
Former ambulanceman urges people to have their say about changes to the NHS
Healthcare in Somerset will only work if people get to have their say – urges former ambulanceman Bob Champion. 82-year-old Bob, from...
Feb 26, 2019
Roadshow aims to put Somerset people in the driving seat on health and social care issues
Our staff and volunteers will be taking to the roads of Somerset in March to find out what people think about their local health and care...
Feb 18, 2019
Share your experiences of Health Visiting Services in Somerset
Parents of young children in Somerset are being asked to share their views and experiences about the health visiting services they have...
Jan 3, 2019
Healthwatch network reveals top priorities for 2019
To mark the start of 2019, Healthwatch England has published its annual network priorities list – setting out the key health and care...
Jan 1, 2019
Join a People’s Panel
Have your say on the future of health and social care in Somerset – by joining a new Public and Patient People’s Panel. Somerset Clinical...
Dec 3, 2018
Helping young people have a voice on health and social care in Somerset
The health and care issues affecting children and young people in Somerset have been the focus of our recent work. Our staff have been...
Dec 3, 2018
Improving Lives Strategy
We will be monitoring the progress of a new strategy, launched this month by Somerset’s Health and Wellbeing Board. The Improving Lives...
Nov 13, 2018
Enter and View: Able2achieve
Our report following a visit to Able2achieve in Yeovil, which provides supported living and domiciliary care provision. Able2achieve...
Sep 30, 2018
Hundreds of people reveal their experiences of Somerset’s 111 non-emergency phone line service
We are calling for the NHS non-emergency phone line to provide better communication with the public Long waiting times, repetitive...
Sep 30, 2018
NHS 111 service report: Experiences and views of local people in Somerset
We created a survey that could be accessed online and completed at engagement events. The survey ran from 11 June to 31 August 2018. It...
Sep 4, 2018
“Join us and help give everybody in our community a better future!”
New Healthwatch Somerset volunteer Stephen Sharples is urging people in Somerset to be more actively involved in the decisions around...
Jul 30, 2018
Board members wanted to help shape health and social care services in Somerset
People with a passion for seeing local health and social care services changed for the better are being sought by us, the county’s...
Jun 29, 2018
Annual Report 2017-18
Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2017-18: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2018-19....
Jun 11, 2018
Views wanted to help improve Somerset’s failing 111 service
People in Somerset are being asked for their views on using the county’s 111 non-emergency phone line. We are asking people to share...
Mar 28, 2018
Five ways to give feedback to help shape local health and care services in Somerset
Share your experiences of local health and care services and make it better for everyone – that’s our message as we celebrate our fifth...
Mar 15, 2018
Healthwatch Somerset welcomes new announcement
As the county’s independent health and care champion, we welcome news a new provider will run the out-of-hours GP services in the county....
Feb 1, 2018
Healthwatch Somerset calls for more feedback from public
We are encouraging local people to give their views and experiences of local health and care services following a recently published...
Dec 12, 2017
New chair of Somerset’s independent health and care champion announced
A former school inspector from North Petherton with a passion for shaping local health services will help to lead our board as the...
Nov 28, 2017
Local volunteer Bob urges others to join him to help shape local health and care services
Listening to patients and their experiences of health and care is key to improving these services in Somerset – says local volunteer Bob...
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