Our projects
During 2017-2018 we have focused our work on listening to the experiences of people who are less likely to feedback on care.
- Accessible Information - improving health and care services for people with sensory and learning disabilities.
- Children and Young People's Mental Health
- Child and Maternity Services
- Urgent and Emergency Care
- Visits to local care homes
- Support for Patient Participation Groups

Accessible information for disabled people
Our new report makes some recommendations to improve access to care for people with sensory and learning disabilities Read more

Children and Young People's mental health
In the last two years we have talked to young people about mental health and wellbeing and published three reports about their experiences to help improve services Read more

Our Patient Participation Group Toolkit
Patients can provide meaningful feedback on the services a GP surgery offers and useful suggestions for developing care, but how do you make that happen? Read more

Our right to enter and view services
Local Healthwatch has a statutory right to enter and view local care services Read more

Care home visits
Find out about our visits to care homes in 2017 to learn about residents' experiences of food and drink choices Read more

Youth Connect
Our project to talk to get young people involved in local health and social care decision making Read more

Involve and learn
Listening to what people say can make a difference. Our project to help local organisations listen to and involve the people who use their services Read more