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National petition triggers government response - please continue your support
We are calling for ongoing public support as the national petition challenging government plans to abolish local Healthwatch services surpasses 10,000 signatures — the threshold that requires a formal government response.
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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 King's Fund report - March 2026
The publication of “The future of patient voice: learning from the Healthwatch model” by The King’s Fund provides an important and timely assessment…
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Former government minister backs The King’s Fund study on importance of independent patient voice in health and social care
Today’s King’s Fund Report “The Future of Patient Voice; Learning from the Healthwatch Model” underlines that a key strength of Healthwatch is its…
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Equality assessment for NHS 10 Year Plan overlooks loss of independent patient voice
Organisations delivering local Healthwatch have warned that the Government’s Equalities Impact Assessment (EQIA) for the NHS 10 Year Health Plan…
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Men in Mind: loneliness, mental health and men’s access to support in Dorking and across Surrey - March 2026
This project aimed to identify what effect loneliness and isolation have on men’s mental health specifically, and to explore the importance, availability and awareness of community ties and local groups to support them.
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Living, coping, thriving: exploring preventative health behaviours of people aged 50-66 in Surrey - March 2026
Our report focusses specifically on the attitudes of people in their 50s and 60s (those approaching the age range which, statistically, uses the NHS and social care the most) to their own health and wellbeing.
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