1. Report -

    Download documents and minutes from our past and upcoming public board meetings.
  2. News -

    Healthwatch has been commissioned by the Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to collect information on how people use primary care services (e.g. GP surgeries), as part of the Primary Care Needs Assessment.
  3. News -

    A new blog post on NHS Future Fit looks at whether it is better to live closer to a hospital, or to have a hospital that may be further away but better equipped to deal with problems.
  4. Report -

    Following the Maternity Services review and reconfiguration, we wanted to ask patients about their views and experiences of the Wrekin Midwife-Led Maternity Unit.
  5. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to ask patients about their views and experiences of the Maternity Day Assessment Unit services.
  6. Report -

    We wanted to find out how staff and other professionals at the Home provided the quality of care, safety, dignity and respect to residents. Including, how the Residents engaged with staff members and the Home facilities.
  7. Report -

    Our annual report outlines our achievements over the last year and provides insight into what we do.
  8. Report -

    Following the Maternity Services review and reconfiguration, we wanted to ask patients about their views and experiences of the Maternity services at the Unit.
  9. Report -

    We wanted to hear how staff and other professionals at the Home provided the quality of care, safety, dignity and respect to residents, and ask residents about their views and experiences of the Home.
  10. News -

    A new car parking system is set to be switched on at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) next week, bringing it in line with the system that has already been in use at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital since November 2013.
  11. Report -

    Download documents and minutes from our past and upcoming public board meetings.
  12. News -

    As featured in the Shropshire Star, our report on the mental health of young people in Telford and Wrekin has now been published.
  13. Report -

    Download documents and minutes from our past and upcoming public board meetings.
  14. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to ask residents about their views and experiences of the Nursing Home services.
  15. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to ask residents about their views and experiences of the Care Homes services.
  16. Report -

    Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health, providing specialist treatment and support.
  17. Report -

    We wanted to engage with residents to find out how their dignity and independence was being respected and supported in the Care Home environment. Including their experiences of the care they received.
  18. Advice and Information -

    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.
  19. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to understand how patients were treated with dignity, have privacy respected in a hospital environment, and ask patients about their views and experiences of the wards services.
  20. Report -

    The purpose of the visit was to understand how patients were treated with dignity, have privacy respected in a hospital environment, and ask patients about their views and experiences of the wards services.
  21. Report -

    When the NHS Long Term Plan was published in January 2019 Healthwatch England were asked by NHS England to engage with people across the country to find out what the public thought the NHS should prioritise over the next decade.
  22. Report -

    We decided, as one of its focused activities in 2018, to carry out a “General Practice Roadshow” format review of General Practitioner Practices in Telford & Wrekin.
  23. News -

    The NHS Long Term Plan is the national health service’s plan to make sure it is fit for the future.
  24. News -

    The Healthwatch network heard from 406,567 people, carers and staff during the last year about what they think of health and social care services.
  25. Blog -

    NHS organisations, Healthwatch and local councils, are working together as a LMNS to design and implement improvements in maternity and neonatal services.
  26. Blog -

    The Living With and Beyond Cancer Programme aims to enable and empower patients to recover as fully as possible and to live well with cancer throughout their treatment and beyond.
  27. Report -

    An Unmet Need is not easy to define and is hard to measure. We wanted to find out what needs people are experiencing that are currently not being met and why within the voluntary sector and Adult Social Care.
  28. Blog -

    Norovirus, also called the "winter vomiting bug" is a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea - See below what you need to know.
  29. Advice and Information -

    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.
  30. Blog -

    Do you want to know more about the NHS? Then you need the Peoples Academy.
  31. Report -

    To find out if patients were treated with dignity, have privacy respected, and how staff respond appropriately and with compassion to meet healthcare needs. To find out how patients living with Dementia are cared for and supported.
  32. Report -

    Our annual report outlines our achievements and what we have done over the last year.
  33. Report -

    Following on from the NHS publishing the ‘Long Term Plan’ in January 2019, Healthwatch launched a countrywide campaign to give people a say in how the plan should be implemented in their communities; #WhatWouldYouDo campaign.
  34. Report -

    We wanted to find out how dignity, respect, quality of life and independence was being respected and supported in the person’s care, and how ‘activity-based’ care supported people to continue to be as active and independent as possible.
  35. Report -

    We wanted to find out how dignity, respect, quality of life and independence was being respected and supported in the person’s care, and how ‘activity-based’ care supported people to continue to be as active and independent as possible.
  36. Advice and Information -

    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.
  37. Advice and Information -

    End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.
  38. Advice and Information -

    Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis.
  39. Report -

    Download documents and minutes from our past and upcoming public board meetings.
  40. Blog -

    Read Easy UK is a registered charity that supports volunteers to set up Read Easy groups in their own communities.
  41. Report -

    We wanted to find out how dignity, respect, quality of life and independence was being respected and supported in the person’s care, and how ‘activity-based’ care supported people to continue to be as active and independent as possible.
  42. News -

    Local Authorities and NHS bodies from across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin came together yesterday, 11 July 2019 to look at how the Microsoft suite of tools could benefit health and social care services across the county.
  43. Blog -

    SaTH goes red to raise awareness of Sepsis
  44. Advice and Information -

    Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.
  45. Advice and Information -

    Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough.