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Healthwatch is launching a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents. Pregnancy is a major life...

Our new report looks at people’s experiences of using GP websites to access healthcare services and information, highlighting that...

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...

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...

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

As Somerset’s new Integrated Care System (ICS) becomes a statutory body and formally starts work on 1 July 2022, we look forward to a...

Information and advice from Somerset NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, May 2022 Summertime sniffles, bites and rashes? Think Pharmacy – a...

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...

We invited Fiona Harvey, Carers Service Coordinator for the Community Council for Somerset, to tell us about support for unpaid carers in...

Lack of access to NHS dentists in Somerset is a significant issue raised with us by the public. They have told us that NHS dentists in...

By Tanya Camberwell, Healthwatch Somerset Engagement Officer We want to reach as many different and diverse communities as possible from...

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

Know your rights and get the support you need Carers Rights Day was introduced by Carers UK to draw attention to the multiple rights that...

In our new report out today, young people are calling on the county’s health and social care services to improve how they communicate –...

A new public survey has been launched to find out more about local people’s experiences of using the NHS 111 service in the region. 111...

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

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

As the number of patients waiting for surgery continues to grow, nationally and in southwest England, we are asking people about their...