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Putting together your annual report can be challenging, but it can also give you some great content you can use to engage people with your work. Here's how you can make sure your hard work doesn't go unnoticed.

With more people seeking advice and information and sharing their views with Healthwatch online, it's important that we are all taking steps to ensure all our content is accessible.

In a new blog, Gavin Macgregor, Head of Network Development, outlines what you told us during a series of webinars focusing on the future sustainability of Healthwatch and talks about the next steps in this vital area of work.

This guidance explains how to resize images to use in your marketing and communications activities.

Read our new report looking at recent issues, challenges and opportunities faced by Healthwatch across England.

Find out more about how the benefits of effectively engaging with your local JSNA (updated February 2024 to reflect the Health and Care Act 2022)

Download our guide to uploading your reports to the National Reports Library, our central repository of local Healthwatch and Healthwatch England reports.

Download the 2024 campaigns calendar to help you plan your engagement and communications strategy for the year ahead.

As a local Healthwatch, you can now refer local people to get help from NHS and Care Volunteer Responders. Find out about Volunteer Responders, what they do, and how you can request help.

Next week we launch our new report, "The Public’s Perspective. The State of Health and Social Care". This plan offers more information about the report and provides resources to help you promote it, including messaging, social media assets, and a template letter to your partners.