1. Advice and Information -

    NHS social prescribing link workers can connect you to the right community groups and services to help support you.
  2. Report -

    Healthwatch England report examining ten key areas of care, including GPs, dentists, hospitals, and social care. It is based on more than 65 thousand experiences recorded from all local Healthwatch organisations across the country – including from us here at Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay. It also includes recommendations and potential solutions for the NHSE, commissioners and service providers.
  3. News -

    Good social care can make a big difference to someone's life. But are people always receiving the help they need? Find out what our research and feedback tells us and how we think social care support could be improved.
  4. Report -

    Our latest quarterly impact report is now available to read, which details our key activities for the last quarter, including how we have engaged with the public, a summary of the feedback we have collected, case studies, our reports, recommendations and any outcomes or impact made.
  5. News -

    Last week the House of Commons Health and Care Select committee has published its report Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction.
  6. Advice and Information -

    Do you or a loved one need help with social care? Read the article below and find out answers to key questions about who can access adult social care and how to pay for it.
  7. News -

    Plymouth City Council are launching an important consultation about how they deliver disability adaptations across Plymouth, and they need your help to spread the word and get involved.
  8. Report -

    This report describes the wide range of engagement, representation and impact undertaken by Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay in 12 months from April 2023 to March 2024. A brief summary is further down this page.
  9. Report -

    This report details our key activities for the last quarter, including how we have engaged with the public, a summary of the feedback we have collected, our reports, recommendations and any outcomes or impact made.

    By Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay
  10. Report -

    This report details our key activities for the last quarter, including how we have engaged with the public, a summary of the feedback we have collected, our reports, recommendations and any outcomes or impact made.

    By Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay
  11. Report -

    This report details our key Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay activities for the last quarter, including how we have engaged with the public, a summary of the feedback we have collected, our reports, recommendations and any outcomes or impact made.

    By Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay
  12. Report -

    This report describes the wide range of engagement, representation and impact undertaken by Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay over the past year.

    By Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay
  13. Report -

    NHS and social care services only make the best decisions if they listen to the people they care for. Read our national partner Healthwatch England’s Annual Report to Parliament to see how your feedback has helped decision-makers prioritise what matters most.
  14. Report -

    What people have told us about health and social care
    Find out in our quarterly Impact and Outcomes report how your feedback is helping NHS and social care services improve care in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.

    Each quarter you can find out:

    which services people are telling us about
    how people are feeling about health and care services
    how Healthwatch are making a difference to care in your part of Devon
    real life experiences people have shared through our website feedback centres
    how we have helped people get the information they need, and the difference that has made
    and how we are making a difference to our communities in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.

    You can download the report below for a details.
  15. Report -

    Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay (HWDPT) were asked by the NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to assist in running focus groups, to find out how elective care waiting lists have impacted patients and how people would like these waiting lists to be addressed.

    Every patient on a waiting list for medical care (who had provided an email address and consented to being contacted) was invited by the CCG to register for an online focus group. Invites were also sent via the Devon Virtual Voices Panel, and through the Healthwatch Assist network. Eight virtual focus groups were held via Zoom between 9 March and 8 April 2022.

    You can download the report below for full details.
  16. Report -

    Here is our Healthwatch in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay Annual Report for 2022, containing all of our statutory activities from April 2021 to March 2022 and more.
  17. News -

    Two projects have been awarded the 2024 Healthwatch Impact Award for their exceptional work in using local people’s experiences to improve care.
  18. News -

    Dr Joanna Bircher is now a member of the Healthwatch England Committee.