Top 10 ways to get the most out of your next dental appointment
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...
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Jun 20, 2023
How to access mental health support if you have gender, sexuality or relationship diversity
Mental health problems are more common among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) people. If you...
Jan 9, 2023
People are increasingly avoiding NHS appointments and prescriptions due to cost of living, Healthwatch England warns
With spiralling costs of living, Healthwatch England is warning people are making changes to how they use health and social care...
Oct 16, 2022
Share your views to help shape NHS Same Day Urgent Care services in Somerset
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...
Sep 30, 2022
Dentistry data for local Healthwatch: October 2022
Quarterly feedback to the NHS Local Dental Network from local Healthwatch in the South West. Data from Healthwatch Somerset is included...
Jun 29, 2022
Thanks for coming to our roadshow in May
By Gillian Keniston-Goble, Healthwatch Somerset Manager Healthwatch Somerset staff and volunteers took to the road during May, visiting...
May 18, 2022
Does the NHS have to provide an interpreter?
Do you know about your rights to language support in NHS settings? High-quality translation and interpretation are vital to ensuring that...
May 8, 2022
Share your feedback about Somerset GP websites
We are investigating people’s experiences of using GP websites to get health and wellbeing information and support. Our roadshow and...
May 8, 2022
Healthwatch England news: Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities
A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating...
Mar 2, 2022
Experiences with the NHS 111 service in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay, and Somerset
People who use NHS 111 in Devon and Somerset have reported ongoing concerns about the quality of the service, with the most common...
Nov 29, 2021
Healthwatch recommends improved communication and support for patients waiting for surgery in Somerset
In our recent survey, patients who are waiting for planned surgery in Somerset reported a lack of communication from hospitals and many...
Nov 29, 2021
The impact of waiting for NHS surgery in Somerset
Somerset’s NHS leaders asked us to help them understand how people are being affected by waiting for surgery to inform their ongoing work...
Oct 14, 2021
Young Listeners Project Report
Sharing young people’s feedback to improve the health and social care services they use. We recruited volunteers (aged 12-18) from across...
Sep 5, 2021
Are you or your loved ones waiting for hospital care? Share your experience with Healthwatch England
Millions of people have had their treatment delayed by the pandemic – are you one of them? Healthwatch Somerset has been finding out how...
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...
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
NHS 111 Out-of-hours service: Public feedback from Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay
Healthwatch in Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay joined forces to promote a regional survey to ensure that people using the NHS 111...
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...
Dec 1, 2020
Access to primary care GP surgeries in Somerset: What local people told us
We have been talking to local people about their experiences and views of accessing care at GP surgeries in Somerset. This report tells...
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