Network news

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.

As part of our series of values videos, Healthwatch England Chief Executive Louise Ansari and Sabrina Taylor, CEO of Healthwatch Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, talk about the value of collaboration and how to implement it in our work.

In her latest blog, Louise discusses the behaviours we can all embrace to live our values throughout the Healthwatch movement.

The impact programme is helping you ensure your engagement and research activities lead to positive improvements in people’s health and wellbeing while better communicating to commissioners how this benefits people’s lives.

Guidance and advice about onboarding your website and how to complete a successful move to our Healthwatch Drupal CMS (website template).

Find out more about working with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the interim escalation process.