Collaborative event sets the stage for renewed commitment to Somerset’s unpaid carers
The Somerset Carers Engagement Project recently achieved a significant milestone in its mission to empower and support unpaid carers...
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Oct 23, 2023
Are you struggling to see an NHS doctor in Somerset?
We are asking people to share their experience of booking face-to-face appointments with their GP to help improve access to GP services...
Jun 29, 2023
Together we’re making health and social care better: Annual Report 2022-23
Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2022-23: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2023-24....
Jun 28, 2023
Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report: Working together to improve health and social care
Last year, we supported over 4,370 people to have their say on health and social care and to get information and advice about local...
Jul 29, 2022
Championing what matters to you: Annual Report 2021-22
Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2021-22: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2022-23....
Jun 29, 2022
Healthwatch Somerset’s Annual Report shows how public feedback has improved health and care
Last year (April 2021-March 2022), we supported almost 2,900 people to have their say on health and social care and to get the right...
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...
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...
Jun 29, 2021
On equal terms - then and now: Annual Report 2020-21
Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2020-21: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2021-22....
Jun 27, 2021
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...
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...
Jun 29, 2020
Guided by you: Annual Report 2019-20
Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2019-20: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2020-21....
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...
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...
Jun 29, 2019
Annual Report 2018-19
Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2018-19: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2019-20....
Jun 27, 2019
People’s real-life experiences of health and social care services in Somerset set out in new report
More than 1,800 people have shared their views on the county’s GP surgeries, hospitals and social care over the last year with us –...
May 28, 2019
Healthwatch says thank you to volunteers who help to shape local health and care in Somerset
We will be celebrating the difference volunteers make to the local community during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1-7...
Apr 14, 2019
Roadshow finishes with more than 400 views on health and care services in Somerset
Our roadshow, which travelled almost 260 miles around Somerset to find out the views of local people on health and care services, has...
Mar 31, 2019
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...
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...
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