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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 –...

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

One man shares his views about how NHS services where he lives should change. A man from Somerset who has been battling cancer for over...

Hundreds of children have learning disabilities and autism in Somerset and now families are being asked to help shape local NHS services...

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 are calling for the NHS non-emergency phone line to provide better communication with the public Long waiting times, repetitive...

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

We identified there was a need to find out from local people how connected they feel and why. We also sought to find out how being...

In this Annual Report we share our key challenges and successes, as we continued to engage with the public to understand people’s...

We attended a meeting of representatives from SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association) to introduce our work and the...

We ran a series of focus groups meeting with young people based at Burton’s Orchard in Taunton. The aims of these groups were to explore...

We consulted with members of the Somerset Polio Support Group to document the care they receive from the NHS in relation to their...

In September 2016 we returned to visit this group to find out how their report on Post Polio Syndrome (PPS) was progressing and to hear...