1. Response -

    The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced today that he will bring the NHS back under the control of ministers by abolishing NHS England.
  2. Response -

    Healthwatch England responds to the National Pharmacy Association's call to reduce services.
  3. Response -

    Read Healthwatch England's response to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s report, The Safety Gap, on the accessibility of medicines for people with sensory impairments.
  4. Response -

    Read Healthwatch England's response to the news that more funding will be made available for community pharmacies.
  5. Response -

    Satisfaction with health service is at lowest recorded levels. Read the response from our national partners Healthwatch England.
  6. Response -

    Patients are being promised better, faster and more appropriate emergency care under government reforms to shorten waiting times in A&E.
  7. Response -

    The ADHD taskforce have today published the first part of their report. The final report will be available later this year.
  8. Response -

    Our national partner Healthwatch England's response to the latest NHS waiting times data.
  9. Response -

    The Government has announced measures to improve women's experiences with cervical screening. Booking screening should be easier, and lower-risk people will attend fewer appointments.
  10. Response -

    Following media reports that the Government are abolishing bodies and organisations that unfortunately include Healthwatch England and the local Healthwatch Network, our Chair Dr Kevin Dixon has issued the response below.
  11. Response -

    The annual GP Patient Survey is out today. It highlights improvements to how people access care from their GP, pharmacy, dentistry, and other primary care teams. Read the response of our national partner Healthwatch England.
  12. Response -

    The Government is going to publish rankings of NHS trusts. Read our national partner Healthwatch England's response.
  13. Response -

    Our national partner's Healthwatch England have welcomed the introduction of Jess's rule for GP patients to help improve patient safety.
  14. Blog -

    From November 2024 to February 2025 we worked with NHS Devon to gather over 3,500 of your views, experiences, and ideas, which shaped a new 10 Year Health Plan for the whole of Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.
  15. Blog -

    Our national partner Healthwatch England's latest research found frequent errors in patients’ individual medical records. Read their latest blog below...
  16. Blog -

    The Government has promised to put in place a 10-Year Health Plan to fix the NHS in England. Our national partners Healthwatch England have outlined the four things that matter most to you and how they should shape the 10-Year Plan. Read their blog below.
  17. Blog -

    People in Torbay have improved access to low-level healthcare support after we led on a collaborative Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) prevention project offering free blood pressure and health checks in the local community.
  18. Blog -

    ADHD and autism are two neurodiversity conditions that present in contrasting ways. In recent research undertaken by our national partner Healthwatch England, we heard from people who were diagnosed with, or suspected they had, both conditions. They talked to Healthwatch England about the impact of being diagnosed with both conditions.
  19. Blog -

    Our insights into people's experiences of using community-based care.
  20. Blog -

    People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are facing long waiting times to get their diagnosis. However, our research reveals that even after they are diagnosed, people face another wait to get the medication they need to help them manage their condition.
  21. Blog -

    Patients often report positive experiences for cancer treatment services. Find out what people have told our national partners Healthwatch England about their experiences of cancer care in their blog below.
  22. Blog -

    New research shows that too many men are missing out on the NHS Health Check, which is essential in preventing illness and saving lives. Read our national partner Healthwatch England's findings and calls to action for healthcare leaders.
  23. Blog -

    Action by health services to help prevent illness and disease or spot conditions early is crucial. But how easy do people find it to get this kind of help so that opportunities to prevent ill health are not missed? Find out in the blog below from our national partners Healthwatch England.
  24. Blog -

    Thanks to your feedback, our national partners Healthwatch England have advocated for NHS England to publish better data to highlight and address inequalities in people’s experience of waiting for NHS treatment. Read their blog below.
  25. Blog -

    Most men would attend testing if the government introduced a national screening programme for prostate cancer, according to new research from our national partner's Healthwatch England. Read their latest blog below.