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Guidance
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Healthwatch core skills framework 2025/26
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.
Guidance
Annual report template 2024 - 25
Download the new annual report template to showcase your best projects and how you have made a difference for local people in the last year.
Guidance
How to develop a communications strategy
Find out the critical ingredients for developing communications strategy and access our communications strategy template.
Guidance
Guide: Data processing and protection
This guidance explains the current data protection law and what this will mean for your local Healthwatch.
Guidance
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.
Guidance
Quality assuring your research
This guide sets out the importance of quality assuring your research and the steps you can take to ensure your research is as good as it can be throughout the research process.
Guidance
Online induction for local Healthwatch lead officers
Have you just joined local Healthwatch as a lead officer? Take our online induction to learn more about the role of local Healthwatch, how to provide an effective service, and the support available from Healthwatch England.
E-learning
Helping you with your decision making process
Find out more about decision making, including how to meet your legal obligations, with tips on gathering information and prioritising your work plan.
Guidance