How to develop a communications strategy
Find out the critical ingredients for developing communications strategy and access our communications strategy template.
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Canva templates and assets
Useful templates and assets to help you with your digital and traditional marketing activities.
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Healthwatch core skills framework 2024/25
This framework will help you see the skills you use in your role, identify any gaps and find the support you need to develop or fine tune them.
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Guide: Data processing and protection
This guidance explains the current data protection law and what this will mean for your local Healthwatch.
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How to complete our annual local Healthwatch survey
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.
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Getting started with the Healthwatch brand
Everything you need to get started with the Healthwatch brand. Download our handy branding quick quide, messaging cheat sheet, local Healthwatch descriptors, and visual guidelines.
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Working with your local Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Find out more about how the benefits of effectively engaging with your local JSNA (updated February 2024 to reflect the Health and Care Act 2022)
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Support our campaign: Share for Better Care
Use this toolkit to support our new campaign, which focuses on gathering more feedback from people from minority ethnic backgrounds and lower-income communities.
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National Reports Library upload guide
Download our guide to uploading your reports to the National Reports Library, our central repository of local Healthwatch and Healthwatch England reports.
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