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

To choose the right care home and support for your needs, or the needs of a loved one, it's important you have the right information to...

Here we look at six things you should expect when making a complaint about social care services. If you have a bad experience and your...

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....

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...

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

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

Our report following a visit to Somerset Court, which provides residential and support services for people who have autism. A key...

We engaged with members of the carers support group who meet monthly at the GP Medical Centre in Martock. We informed the group about our...

We engaged with members of the carers support group, who meet monthly at Quantock Vale Surgery, Bishops Lydeard. We informed the group...

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...

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...

Our report following a visit to Magnolia Ward in Yeovil, which has 14 beds, providing assessment and treatment for older people suffering...

Our report following a visit to Pyrland Ward in Taunton. Wards one and two each have 14 beds, providing assessment and treatment for...

We engaged with the Burnham-on-Sea Support Group to hear their experiences of accessing health and social care services in the area. Key...

We gave a presentation on our patient and public engagement at this advice day hosted by Rethink to raise awareness of Healthwatch and...

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

Early Supported Discharge is a service that aims to help patients who have suffered a stroke to be discharged from hospital sooner and to...