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Healthwatch organisations were set up in England in 2012 by an Act of Parliament to pick up public and patient concerns and views of their local health and care services. There are 150 Healthwatch in England and each local authority must fund a Healthwatch service. Healthwatch use the insights gathered to advise council and NHS leaders about their communities’ needs, to ensure that residents’ views are heard and acted on in decisions about local health and care services. In this podcast seri ...
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What is Healthwatch? This episode introduces these little-known organisations. We talk with Jacob Lant, Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Research at Healtwhatch England and discuss the role of Healthwatch in the English health and care system and the relationship between Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch organisations. Find out more about…
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How did we end up with Healthwatch as the statutory, government-funded way of providing patient and public voice in England? What came before and how is Healthwatch different? How is Healthwatch's ability to provide patient and public voice affected by recent shifts in health policy? We explore these questions in conversation with Professor Graham …
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There are local Healthwatch organisations in every council area in England. How do they work to promote public and patient voice in health and care? In this episode, we talk to Michelle Thompson, CEO of Healthwatch Darlington. We discuss the funding and staffing challenges facing local Healthwatch and also get an insight into how local Healthwatch …
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