The people’s voice: What matters most to you in Somerset health and care services 2026/27
- Healthwatch Somerset
- 2 hours ago
- 1 min read
We asked you to help shape our workplan for 2026/27 and our latest report shows the results of what you told us.
We use the feedback we gather over the year, along with national priorities, to help decide what our key projects should be. This information is used to create a shortlist of topics for our workplan.
We exist to represent the voice of the people
To make sure our work reflects what matters most to you, we share the shortlist publicly each year. We then invite you to vote for your two preferred topics.
This year:
161 people took part in our public vote
The top priority was community health and wellbeing support
The NHS referral process was the second most popular topic
People also raised concerns about mental health, dentistry, GP services, and digital exclusion
We will use this feedback to help shape our work in 2026/27
To find out the result, read our brief report which explains the methods and findings from our public engagement.
Read our report
If you need this report in a different format, please email info@healthwatchsomerset.co.uk or call 0800 999 1286.
