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More than 1,800 people have shared their views on the county’s GP surgeries, hospitals and social care over the last year with us –...

We will be celebrating the difference volunteers make to the local community during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1-7...

Health and social services should openly talk about end of life care and the wishes of patients – says Healthwatch Somerset volunteer...

Our roadshow, which travelled almost 260 miles around Somerset to find out the views of local people on health and care services, has...

We worked closely with the Adult Safeguarding Team to design a questionnaire that related to the six principles set out in The Care Act...

Today we celebrate six years as the county’s independent health and care champion. Healthwatch Somerset Manager Emily Taylor said: “We’re...

Our Manager and a Local Board member attended a Young Carers Forum meeting to hear the views of young carers on the Somerset Young Carers...

Our staff and volunteers will be taking to the roads of Somerset in March to find out what people think about their local health and care...

Parents of young children in Somerset are being asked to share their views and experiences about the health visiting services they have...

To mark the start of 2019, Healthwatch England has published its annual network priorities list – setting out the key health and care...

Have your say on the future of health and social care in Somerset – by joining a new Public and Patient People’s Panel. Somerset Clinical...

The health and care issues affecting children and young people in Somerset have been the focus of our recent work. Our staff have been...

We will be monitoring the progress of a new strategy, launched this month by Somerset’s Health and Wellbeing Board. The  Improving Lives...

We created a survey that could be accessed online and completed at engagement events. The survey ran from 11 June to 31 August 2018. It...

People with a passion for seeing local health and social care services changed for the better are being sought by us, the county’s...

Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2017-18: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2018-19....

Share your experiences of local health and care services and make it better for everyone – that’s our message as we celebrate our fifth...

We are encouraging local people to give their views and experiences of local health and care services following a recently published...

A former school inspector from North Petherton with a passion for shaping local health services will help to lead our board as the...

Listening to patients and their experiences of health and care is key to improving these services in Somerset – says local volunteer Bob...