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Our August Newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice. Photo of a field with a rainbow in the sky To read our August Newsletter - click on the PDF below If you need this newsletter in a different format, please email: info@healthwatchsomerset.co.uk or call 0800 999 1286.

Our new report highlights carers' experiences in accessing information and resources and shines a spotlight on the lived experiences of unpaid carers in Somerset, revealing widespread difficulties in accessing timely, clear, and consistent support and information. Every day, thousands of people across Somerset care for loved ones—often without recognition, formal support, or even realising that they are carers. Our report, “Who Cares?”, gives voice to those unpaid carers and

Our July Newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice.

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NHS England has published a refreshed version of the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) which was first released in 2016. Here we look...

We want to reassure everyone that Healthwatch Somerset continues to operate as usual. The Government has announced plans to end the...

You may have become aware over the weekend that the Government intends to close Healthwatch England (and therefore your local...

This is the Healthwatch Somerset Newsletter for June 2025.

HM The King’s New Year Honours List 2025 celebrated over 1200 people who have made outstanding contributions to their communities across...

Our May Newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice.

We asked you to help shape our workplan for 2025/26 and our latest report shows the results of what you told us. Each year, we gather information about how local health and social services are running and use it to spot common patterns or issues. Using the intelligence collected over the course of 12 months, alongside wider national considerations, our Advisory Board discuss possible key projects for the next year. Our goal is to listen to what people have to say. We want to

Our April Newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice. A photo of a...

Our March newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice. Sheila and the...

NHS South West have launched a Big Brush Club competition for primary school pupils aged 3-5 years across the South West

On March 13 2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that NHS England will be abolished and the management of the NHS brought back to...

Our February newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice. Snowdrops in...

In November 2024 we undertook an Enter and View visit to Oakhill Surgery to observe the quality of service, and talk to people using the...

Tell us what you want us to report in the next 12 months.

We talked to Mr. Smith during our time in West Somerset to hear his story about taking care of his wife. We spent time with him for four...

Our December newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice. To read our...