Resources

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.

New resources to help you support your volunteers.

These templates will help to ensure that you have clear and robust volunteering policies available.

This training will help give a good overview of engagement techniques that can be used to help you gain insight from people who are not online.

Find out the things you need to consider when working with partners on research projects.

Download this year's annual report template to showcase how your work has made a difference to services and your local communities.

Take a look at these role descriptions and amend or adapt based on the volunteering needs of your Healthwatch.

If we make a mistake, it’s important that we work quickly to put things right and learn from what has happened. This resource provides a template policy you can adapt to use in your work as a local Healthwatch.