Resources | Healthwatch Network website (staff)

Latest resources

Healthwatch staff member sitting at a desk reading papers

Working with your local Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Find out more about how the benefits of effectively engaging with your local JSNA

A stack of newspapers

How to pitch your story to the media

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 pitch your story.

This is a screen shot of the base website to show an example of what it might look like

Using the new Healthwatch website - full guidance

We have worked with the network to develop a new website for local Healthwatch. This guidance covers how to use and manage the different content types within the website.

Local Healthwatch in action at an community event gathering people's experiences.

Purdah guidance

Everything you need to know about how to remain impartial for the duration of the local government elections.

Group of people in a GP waiting room, waiting for their appointment

A guide to Enter and View

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.

NHS professional standing in front of a Healthwatch sign that says 'talk to us'.

Photography consent form

Good photography is key to help with your communications. It's important that you are gathering consent of anyone in your photos and they understand how the photos may be used. This consent form will help you ensure you...

Man filing out a form at GP.

Data protection advice and guidance

This guidance explains the current data protection law and what this will mean for your local Healthwatch.

Futuristic NHS

Record keeping and retention template

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

Futuristic NHS

Creating a privacy statement (template)

Take a look at our template to help you create your own privacy statement.