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Our May Newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice.

Every year Healthwatch Somerset (HWS) Board and Staff members gather information about the delivery and efficiency of local health and...

We have been working with our young volunteers to investigate how accessible young people’s mental health services are in Somerset, and...

In our latest report, we call on those responsible for young people’s mental health services to improve awareness, availability and...

75% of children and young people who experience mental health problems aren't getting the help they need. Research from  Mind  found many...

Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving. What is grief? Grief is...

In our new report out today, young people are calling on the county’s health and social care services to improve how they communicate –...

Sharing young people’s feedback to improve the health and social care services they use. We recruited volunteers (aged 12-18) from across...

By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer As government guidelines on Covid have slowly relaxed, we’ve been waiting to...

By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer This week we had our first session on Mindfulness – a practice that helps...

By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer On Saturday 24 April, we had our first Young Listeners meeting to kick off...

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...

If you or a loved one are affected by incontinence, find out where you can go for support. Incontinence is a condition that causes the...

Help shape the future of services for people living with a life-limiting illness. Dorothy House Hospice Care is looking for people who...

We are calling on local people to make sure their voice is heard and reflected in proposals being drawn up by Somerset NHS health and...

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

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...

To mark the start of 2019, Healthwatch England has published its annual network priorities list – setting out the key health and care...

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 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...