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The Quality Framework is a self-assessment tool that helps you understand areas for improvement. Healthwatch Haringey tells us about the benefits this process gave them.

Discover the latest funding opportunities being offered to you by us.

People who are experiencing homelessness are often not asked about their views. We spoke to Healthwatch Dorset to find out more about their approach to working with homeless people and what they’ve learnt.

Writing a case study and not sure where to start? Not to worry. We’ve put together some top tips so that you can make your case studies as strong as possible.

Find out how five local Healthwatch worked together with Integrated Care Service (ICS) to improve young people' use of accident and emergency (A&E) departments locally.

Find out how Healthwatch Essex and Healthwatch Suffolk are working with their Integrated Care System (ICS) to improve digital access to health and care.

Find out how Healthwatch services in North East London joined together with their ICS to improve access to health services locally.

Find out how six Healthwatch in South East London joined together with their ICS to improve access to GP services locally.

Over 80% of local Healthwatch say they have regular contact with their ICS. Find out more in our review of current relationships between Healthwatch and ICS’s, including our strengths, and areas for improvement to work better together.

Thanks for coming to Healthwatch Week. Please take a moment to tell us how it worked for you so that we can learn for future events.

Take a look at some of the best from Healthwatch 2021, which saw over 600 staff, volunteers and stakeholders get together online to debate, share and learn.

The Quality Framework tool helps you work out the strengths and weaknesses of your service. Healthwatch Northumberland walk us through how they used it and the lessons they learned.