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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.
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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.
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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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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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How to avoid bias in research
Our aim at Healthwatch is to undertake fair research which isn’t influenced by personal views or preconceptions. This guidance outlines how you can identify and minimise bias in your research so that you can report your findings in an objective way.
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What does the research process look like from start to finish?
This guidance outlines how you can effectively plan your research and the areas that you will need to consider throughout your research project.
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Call handling guidance
If part of your role is the respond to calls from the public, take a look at three guides that outline how to structure a conversation, managing a difficult call and assessing safeguarding and risk.
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