News and reports

We are pleased to share our Healthwatch Slough Annual Report with you.

A summary of our Enter and View visit to Windmill Care Centre, where we spoke to residents, relatives and staff. Our visit focused on independence and choice. We have shared with commissioners and CQC.

This report was originally published in 2023. However we received additional substantive information from a deaf resident about failings in the provision of accessible information.

These videos' will explain what we do, Who are Healthwatch?
How Healthwatch can help you with health advice and information and how sharing your healthcare experiences can help everyone.

The Government has launched a consultation on the NHS Constitution, which sets out your
rights as an NHS patient. Read why it's important to have your say.

April's Newsletter

A summary of our monthly hospital visiting program which has been running since September 2023. We have spoken to 240 patients, visitors, volunteers, and staff at Frimley and Wexham Park hospitals.

This Healthwatch project and report seeks to understand the awareness, motivation, and barriers for women in communities of interest taking folic acid, asking them for their experiences and ideas to aid better understanding within the maternity system.

‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch, aims to help address health inequalities across England.

Your pharmacist can do so much more than complete your prescription. They can offer expert clinical advice for minor health concerns and help with many common illnesses like sore throats, coughs, colds, tummy troubles, aches and pains.

Newsletter

The continuing cost of living crisis is adversely affecting people's physical and mental wellbeing, with vulnerable people and those on lower incomes hit the hardest.