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Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2021-22: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2022-23....

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...

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

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...

Sharing young people’s feedback to improve the health and social care services they use. We recruited volunteers (aged 12-18) from across...

Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2020-21: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2021-22....

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...

We gathered real-time feedback on local health and social care services during the pandemic from the views of Somerset residents, to...

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

Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2019-20: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2020-21....

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...

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

Our report following a visit to Centenary House, a residential care home in Shepton Mallet, which is able to care for up to 13 residents....

Our report following a visit to Oak Meadows in Taunton, a care home that was adapted some years ago from an original military building on...

Our report following a visit to Oak Lodge in Chard, which is a purpose-built care home and provides accommodation for frail older people....

We are calling on local people to make sure their voice is heard and reflected in proposals being drawn up by Somerset NHS health and...

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