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

Healthwatch in Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay joined forces to promote a regional survey to ensure that people using the NHS 111...

We have been talking to local people about their experiences and views of accessing care at GP surgeries in Somerset. This report tells...

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

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

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....

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...

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

We explain why it’s important to have a plan in place, should you or a loved one become critically ill. While this can be a difficult...

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 have been talking to local people about their experiences and views of the accessing health and support information in Somerset. This...

People in Somerset are being urged to give their views on using the county’s 111 non-emergency phone line. There’s just over two weeks...

People in Somerset are being asked to share how they access information, support and advice when they are ill, looking after someone or...

Hundreds of people in Somerset have shared their views on how to improve NHS health services in the county. Quicker and easier access to...

This report details engagement work we carried out around the NHS Long Term Plan. Part one of the report summarises the work and its...

Parents of young children still prefer to ask their health visitor or GP surgery for health advice and support rather than go to Facebook...

Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2018-19: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2019-20....

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 –...