Resources

Data protection legislation requires you to explain to people how you will use their data. Download our templates to help you when engaging people on the phone or face-to-face.

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

Having a data protection policy is essential. Use our template to make sure you meet data protection legislation.

To ensure we give you the right support, please fill in the Annual Survey and tell us how things work on the ground for you and the constraints you face locally.

The Case for support guidance will help you show the value of Healthwatch to your ICS and have conversations about resourcing work.

Use our template Memorandum of Understanding to create a joint agreement on how you and your ICS will formally work together.

How can you work with partners to tackle health inequalities? We spoke to Healthwatch Islington about how they make their partnership work and the impact it's had.

Take our online course to learn about the essentials of project planning, including developing, planning, delivering and evaluating your project.

Every local Healthwatch is required to publish a privacy statement and cookies policy on your website, outlining how you manage data and personal information. This guidance will explain what to include and provides templates you can use.

The stories you collate in your annual report can be displayed on your website to show the public exactly how much of a difference you have made to your community. This guidance will show you how to build this page on your website.

It's important that you work together effectively with other local Healthwatch to prepare for ICS changes. This toolkit provides guidance on how to facilitate collaboration at place and system level.

This guidance sets out the issues you need to consider when using demographic data as part of a research or engagement project.