Healthwatch

Healthwatch is an independent and impartial service that supports the local community to improve health and social care services by:

• obtaining the views of people about their needs and experience of local health and social care services. They make these views known to those involved in the commissioning and scrutiny of care services
• making reports and recommendations about improving those services
• promoting and supporting the involvement of people in the monitoring, commissioning and provision of local health and social care services
• providing information and advice to the public about accessing health and social care services and the options available to them
• making sure views and experiences of local people and given to Healthwatch England
• making recommendations to Healthwatch England to advise the CQC to carry out special reviews or investigations into areas of concern.

You can get in contact with our Healthwatch by emailing [email protected] or phoning 07902 976135.

Last updated 04 April 2025