Resources

Evidence that is clearly communicated in an engaging way is more likely to be acted upon. Find out how best to present your findings and encourage action.

Find out how to make effective recommendations that help achieve change and how to make them stick in our guidance.

Take a look at this example of a risk and crisis communication plan and find out how to write your own.

Find out what is included in the Health and Social Care Bill and how the changes will affect you.

Find out how this resource will help you and your team deliver on projects with successful outcomes – from start to finish!

Refugees and asylum seekers are often under represented groups, with language barriers and unfamiliar surroundings preventing them from engaging easily with services. Find out how to engage directly with them by overcoming these challenges.

This guide gives you an introduction into how you can use live streaming as a way of connecting with different areas of your community, increasing your reach and building relationships with stakeholders.

This guide from Healthwatch Camden explains how to partner with your local GP surgeries and send text messages to their patient list with links to your current surveys and when this digital engagement method is, and isn't, appropriate.

During the pandemic, Healthwatch were unable to visit services to find out about people's experiences. Across the network, Healthwatch have found other ways of getting insight that may prove useful as an alternative to Enter and View.

Have you just joined local Healthwatch as a board member? Or would you like to brush up on your knowledge and skills about running an effective Healthwatch?

Top tips for engaging diverse communities in your research.

Volunteers are vital to the work of the Healthwatch network. Our new guide provides best practice advice on the recruitment, management and support of volunteers.