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Sign our petition to review the decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch and protect the independent voice
In light of the government’s proposals to abolish local Healthwatch and therefore remove the only collective, independent and statutory opportunity for the public to hold the NHS and social care system to account, local Healthwatch have put together a…
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Our response to the Dash review
Earlier this week the Dash Patient Safety review was published. Its recommendations have been incorporated into the NHS 10 Year Health plan,…
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The cost of coping: emotional impact of financial constraints - August 2025
Research from the Kings Fund and Healthwatch England have both looked at finance and it's impact on health - but we wanted to find out the impact financial concerns and constraints have on people’s emotional wellbeing.
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Sexual health services for under 25s – July 2025
The latest Sexual Health Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) for Surrey highlights a need to improve engagement and understanding of sexual health & contraception needs in younger people. Against this backdrop and in discussion with Public Health, Healthwatch Surrey (who has been part of the Surrey Sexual Health Outreach Group since 2019) wanted to amplify the voice of under 25s in relation to sexual health services in Surrey.
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