News and reports

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

Our report following a visit to Newholme, a residential care home in the village of Ruishton near Taunton, which provides accommodation for people with a learning disability.

Quarterly feedback to the NHS Local Dental Network from local Healthwatch in the South West

Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2022-23: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2023-24.

Our report following a visit to The Old Police House, a care home in the village of Nunney near Frome, which provides accommodation for people with a learning disability.

Our report following a visit to West Mendip Hospital, Glastonbury. The wards provide 36 beds, which host a mixture of patients: on Pathway 2, Pathway 3 or end of life patients.

We wanted to explore the quality of the transfer of care process in Somerset and use the experiences of people who have been discharged from hospital with ongoing care needs to guide improvements in the process.

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Quarterly feedback to the NHS Local Dental Network from local Healthwatch in the South West.

We wanted to understand how the use of digital services by GPs, particularly websites, is affecting the way people access the information and care they need.

Quarterly feedback to the NHS Local Dental Network from local Healthwatch in the South West.