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Over the last year (April 2020 to March 2021), during the pandemic, 2,387 Somerset residents shared their feedback on the county’s health...

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...

By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer This week we had our first session on Mindfulness – a practice that helps...

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

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...

We want to know what people think about the care they have received from Somerset’s District Nursing Service, to help the service develop...

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...

Today we have published four reports about care homes in Somerset – three reporting on the quality of care in Somerset care homes prior...

By Tanya Camberwell, Healthwatch Somerset Engagement Officer Imagine my surprise when in the third week of July, I received a letter that...

We have joined local and national health and care organisations calling on Somerset residents to give feedback about their care during...

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...

It’s national Carers Week (8-14 June) and we want to know about your experiences of being an unpaid carer or being cared for during...

Shepton Mallet resident Bob became a full-time carer when he retired from a long career with the ambulance service. He has spent the past...

During Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May), we are highlighting the care and support needs of people living with dementia and their...

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

We are looking forward to helping health and social care services develop and improve with the announcement of several new projects for...

We have launched a new survey asking local people to share their stories to help identify how health and care services are adapting and...

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

As local health and care services come under increasing pressure due to the coronavirus, and access to services becomes more challenging,...

We are asking local people to complete a survey to share their experiences of accessing primary care through GP surgeries in Somerset. We...