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As the independent health and social care champion for Somerset, we are calling on local services to make more space for new parents in...

The UK’s largest independent regulator of official statistics wants to hear from patients, carers and their families about how they...

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...

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...

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 –...

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

More people with dementia are being rushed to hospital emergency departments in Somerset, according to NHS statistics. The rate of...

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

Healthcare in Somerset will only work if people get to have their say – urges former ambulanceman Bob Champion. 82-year-old Bob, from...

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...

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

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...

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....

People in Somerset are being asked for their views on using the county’s 111 non-emergency phone line. We are asking people to share...

As the county’s independent health and care champion, we welcome news a new provider will run the out-of-hours GP services in the county....

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

Five things you should expect from home care, domiciliary care or help in the home. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...