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See the notes from the July Policy Forum as well as presentations from the day.

Find out how you can use your evidence and insight about people's experiences of health and social care to work with partners to help improve local services for your community.

Create your own retention and record keeping schedule using our template as a guide.

Take our new e-learning induction will help you gain a shared understanding about who we are, what we do, and how we make a difference.

Volunteers' Week is a great opportunity for us to thank Healthwatch volunteers and encourage more people to get involved with our work.

Having your story covered by a local paper or influencer is a great way to reach more people and encourage your community to share their views about local services.

Here are some top tips to help you write and pitch your story or press notice.

The NHS Long Term Plan suggests changes to legislation to make it easier to make decisions at an ICS/STP level. Sir Robert plans to outline how people can continue to have a say in these decisions but the need for more funding to make it happen.

Find out more about Healthwatch powers to Enter and View health and care services, including key questions to ask during each stage of the process.