Network news

As this year's conference approaches, our Chief Executive, Louise Ansari, has been reflecting on our vital conversations about our future over the past year.

Find out the critical ingredients for developing communications strategy and access our communications strategy template.

Use this communications toolkit to support our new campaign to understand the healthcare experiences of trans and non-binary people.

This toolkit has resources to help you market your services, gather care experiences and share advice and information this winter, including messaging, social media ideas, graphics and templates.

Help people stay well and get the most out of health and care services this winter by sharing relevant and timely advice and information on your channels.

Since the Government established the Healthwatch network, we have proven our value. Our advice and insight have made a positive difference to the public and services, and as a result, demand for our help has risen.

However, funding for our work has not kept pace. The collective budget is just 43% of 2013-14 levels, and some local Healthwatch services are barely viable.

Healthwatch England Committee Member Jane Laughton (pictured at a previous Healthwatch National Conference) reflects on the challenges she faced as a local Healthwatch leader, and why change is needed when it comes to how we are funded and commissioned.

Current Healthwatch campaigns and communications activity

Healthwatch England Chief Executive Louise Ansari introduces our new values which were chosen by local Healthwatch staff and board members, along Healthwatch England colleagues and committee members.

As part of our series of values videos, Healthwatch England Chief Executive Louise Ansari and Healthwatch Liverpool Chief Executive Sarah Thwaites talk about the value of impact and how to bring it into our work.

As part of our series of values videos, Healthwatch England Chief Executive Louise Ansari and Healthwatch Darlington CEO Michelle Thompson talk about the value of truth and how to embed it in our work.

As part of our series of videos on our values, Healthwatch England Chief Executive Louise Ansari and the Chair of Healthwatch Hackney Deborah Cohen talk about the value of independence and embedding this in our work.