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The People's Vote
Every year Healthwatch Somerset (HWS) Board and Staff members gather information about the delivery and efficiency of local health and...
May 23, 2024


Healthwatch Somerset’s Annual Report shows how public feedback has improved health and care
Last year (April 2021-March 2022), we supported almost 2,900 people to have their say on health and social care and to get the right...
Jun 30, 2022


Healthwatch Somerset welcomes the Integrated Care System and new opportunities to put people at the heart of care
As Somerset’s new Integrated Care System (ICS) becomes a statutory body and formally starts work on 1 July 2022, we look forward to a...
Jun 29, 2022


New public engagement programme to drive improvements in local health and social care
We have announced the areas we will investigate this year, to make sure that local people’s views and experiences are used to drive and...
Apr 26, 2021


Somerset care homes – before and during COVID-19: Healthwatch Somerset reports
Today we have published four reports about care homes in Somerset – three reporting on the quality of care in Somerset care homes prior...
Sep 28, 2020


Healthwatch Somerset launches #BecauseWeAllCare campaign
We have joined local and national health and care organisations calling on Somerset residents to give feedback about their care during...
Jul 15, 2020


Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report: Listening to local people helps make health and social care better
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...
Jun 30, 2020


Caring during COVID-19: Healthwatch Somerset shines a spotlight on unpaid care
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...
Jun 8, 2020


People’s real-life experiences of health and social care services in Somerset set out in new report
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 –...
Jun 28, 2019


Somerset’s adult safeguarding service to be improved based on new feedback
New feedback gathered by us on the county’s Adult Safeguarding service will be used to improve it for the future. Better communication...
Apr 30, 2019
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