Online induction for local Healthwatch Chairs and board members
Have you just joined local Healthwatch as a board member? Or would you like to brush up on your knowledge and skills about running an effective Healthwatch?
Welcome to Healthwatch
Take a look at our online induction course to learn more about Healthwatch, your role and responsibilities and the support on offer from Healthwatch England. It will also be a useful refresher for existing board members who want to make the most of their role.
What does the course include?
The course includes the following five sections, as well as contributions from existing board members on the difference they make:
- Welcome to Healthwatch – our role and values
Including a welcome from Sir Robert Francis QC, Chair of Healthwatch, who explains our values and the priorities of Healthwatch - Running an effective Healthwatch
A closer look at the legislation and the key things all local Healthwatch leaders should know and do - Your role, responsibilities and Healthwatch decision making
Explains the two different models of Healthwatch, standalone and hosted, and the importance of independent and transparent decision making and governing arrangements - Your role in representing Healthwatch
Introduces you to the different situations where you may be representing your Healthwatch, including if you are a media spokesperson - Support from Healthwatch England
This section covers ways that Healthwatch England supports local Healthwatch, from contact with your regional lead to engaging with other local Healthwatch on our Facebook Workplace community
Get started
To take one of our e-learning courses for the first time, click the link for the course then select ‘sign up’ and register with your e-mail address and set your password.
Use these details for all future courses, or to re-visit a course. You can also reset your password at anytime by selecting the ‘forgotten password’ link.
Download the transcript