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Share your experiences of local health and care services and make it better for everyone – that’s our message as we celebrate our fifth...

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...

A former school inspector from North Petherton with a passion for shaping local health services will help to lead our board as the...

Listening to patients and their experiences of health and care is key to improving these services in Somerset – says local volunteer Bob...

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...

People in Somerset will be given a strong voice to air their views on health and care services in the county – thanks to plans by...

Members of this support group run by the Parent Carer Forum shared their concerns and experiences with us. Many of the group had common...

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

Our Enter and View Team engaged with members of public at Musgrove Park Hospital. We spoke to people and recorded their comments about...

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

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 visited the Hearing Voices support group in Taunton to introduce our work and the role of Healthwatch and to listen to any issues or...

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

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

We identified the area of mental health as part of their our plan priorities from 2015-2016. This report summarises the visits that...

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...