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Did you know Volunteer Responders can help you access support and services such as collecting prescriptions and shopping delivery? The...

By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer As government guidelines on Covid have slowly relaxed, we’ve been waiting to...

By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer On Saturday 24 April, we had our first Young Listeners meeting to kick off...

By Tanya Camberwell, Healthwatch Somerset Engagement Officer Tales from the ‘Spark’ side The effects of COVID-19 are currently impacting...

We can help health and social care organisations to communicate clearly and effectively with local people about the coronavirus and the...

We are the county’s independent health and social care champion and are seeking people with a passion for seeing local health and social...

We will be celebrating the difference volunteers make to the local community during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1-7...

Health and social services should openly talk about end of life care and the wishes of patients – says Healthwatch Somerset volunteer...

New Healthwatch Somerset volunteer Stephen Sharples is urging people in Somerset to be more actively involved in the decisions around...

People with a passion for seeing local health and social care services changed for the better are being sought by us, the county’s...

Share your experiences of local health and care services and make it better for everyone – that’s our message as we celebrate our fifth...

A former school inspector from North Petherton with a passion for shaping local health services will help to lead our board as the...

Listening to patients and their experiences of health and care is key to improving these services in Somerset – says local volunteer Bob...