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Top five priorities – what you told us in the Annual Healthwatch survey

Find out about the top priorities across the network, key takeaways from the Annual Healthwatch survey and why it's important you share this information with us.

9 December 2020

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Help test online engagement platforms – £2,000 grants available

Find out more about how to get involved with our pilot to trial new engagement platforms - CitizenLab and Engagement HQ. Submit your expressions of interest by Friday 8 January.

9 December 2020

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Research helpdesk - four ways we can support you

Find out how the Healthwatch England Research and Insight team can help you with your research questions and professional development.

1 December 2020

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Equality, diversity and inclusion

Healthwatch England has seconded Joy Beishon, Chief Executive of Healthwatch Greenwich to lead work on equality, diversity and inclusion after setting in our work plan our intention to prevent and challenge discrimination and inequality.

30 November 2020

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Healthwatch campaign calendar for 2021

Download our campaigns calendar to help you plan your communications strategy for 2021.

30 November 2020

Healthwatch Week 2020: What did you miss?

Take a look at some of the best from Healthwatch 2020, which saw over 400 staff and volunteers take part in 23 virtual events over four days.

9 November 2020

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Three new guides to help you engage with people in your communities

Learn more about different ways that you can engage with your communities in these three guides, produced by local Healthwatch.

28 October 2020

Using virtual visits to improve maternity services

With COVID-19 restrictions making it difficult to visit services, Esther from Healthwatch Northamptonshire shares how they organised a virtual visit to ensure maternity services are running smoothly.

20 October 2020

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Four ways to reach people who are not online

How do we engage people who can't use the internet, don't have access or feel comfortable talking to us in this way? Find out how local Healthwatch across England are addressing this issue.

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Volunteer management: What support is available?

Read about our new volunteering programme, as Alvin Kinch, Volunteering and Regional (London) Network Manager, shares the support available from Healthwatch England for volunteers and their managers.

28 September 2020

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Demonstrating impact – new resources

Help ensure stakeholders, supporters and the public understand the true value your work has for people’s experiences of health and social care.

25 September 2020

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Join our research project to explore who has been excluded by the digitalisation of healthcare

Find out how to get involved in our new research project, as we explore potential inequalities surrounding the shift to remote GP appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 September 2020