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Did you know that pharmacies provide advice and information on minor illnesses and ailments? Find out how they can help you. Pharmacists...

Are you having trouble finding an NHS funded dentist? Read our tips on what to do if you’re facing problems. Everyone should be able to...

How can I get the most out of my next visit to the dentist? Take a look at our tips to help you prepare for your appointment and make...

Mental health problems are more common among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) people. If you...

With spiralling costs of living, Healthwatch England is warning people are making changes to how they use health and social care...

The NHS is reviewing how it provides Same Day Urgent Care in Somerset, and we want to hear your views to help shape and improve access to...

Quarterly feedback to the NHS Local Dental Network from local Healthwatch in the South West. Data from Healthwatch Somerset is included...

By Gillian Keniston-Goble, Healthwatch Somerset Manager Healthwatch Somerset staff and volunteers took to the road during May, visiting...

Do you know about your rights to language support in NHS settings? High-quality translation and interpretation are vital to ensuring that...

We are investigating people’s experiences of using GP websites to get health and wellbeing information and support. Our roadshow and...

A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating...

People who use NHS 111 in Devon and Somerset have reported ongoing concerns about the quality of the service, with the most common...

In our recent survey, patients who are waiting for planned surgery in Somerset reported a lack of communication from hospitals and many...

Somerset’s NHS leaders asked us to help them understand how people are being affected by waiting for surgery to inform their ongoing work...

Sharing young people’s feedback to improve the health and social care services they use. We recruited volunteers (aged 12-18) from across...

Millions of people have had their treatment delayed by the pandemic – are you one of them? Healthwatch Somerset has been finding out how...

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...

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...

We want to know what people think about the care they have received from Somerset’s District Nursing Service, to help the service develop...

Healthwatch in Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay joined forces to promote a regional survey to ensure that people using the NHS 111...