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We worked closely with the Adult Safeguarding Team to design a questionnaire that related to the six principles set out in The Care Act...

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

Today we celebrate six years as the county’s independent health and care champion. Healthwatch Somerset Manager Emily Taylor said: “We’re...

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

Our Manager and a Local Board member attended a Young Carers Forum meeting to hear the views of young carers on the Somerset Young Carers...

Our staff and volunteers will be taking to the roads of Somerset in March to find out what people think about their local health and care...

Parents of young children in Somerset are being asked to share their views and experiences about the health visiting services they have...

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 will be monitoring the progress of a new strategy, launched this month by Somerset’s Health and Wellbeing Board. The  Improving Lives...

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...

Our report following a visit to Able2achieve in Yeovil, which provides supported living and domiciliary care provision. Able2achieve...

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...

New Healthwatch Somerset volunteer Stephen Sharples is urging people in Somerset to be more actively involved in the decisions around...

People with a passion for seeing local health and social care services changed for the better are being sought by us, the county’s...

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....

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...