by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Sep 20, 2021 | News, Publications
A new report from Healthwatch Gloucestershire presents local people’s experiences of social isolation and loneliness, and highlights initiatives that could be used to provide greater support for people living in Gloucestershire. Widespread research highlights the...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Jul 8, 2021 | News, Publications
A new report from Healthwatch Gloucestershire highlights that while hospital care in Gloucestershire is generally regarded as good, people’s experiences of being discharged from hospital and moved between services for their ongoing health and social care needs, can be...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Jun 28, 2021 | News, Publications
Over the last year (April 2020-March 2021), during the pandemic, 2,364 Gloucestershire residents shared feedback on the county’s health and social care services with Healthwatch Gloucestershire or sought information and advice on how to access the care and support...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Feb 25, 2021 | News, Publications
Over 600 Gloucestershire residents have told Healthwatch Gloucestershire what they like and don’t like about the way their GP Practice communicates and interacts with them. In response, the local health and care champion has published its findings in a new report,...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Dec 17, 2020 | News, Publications
A new report from Healthwatch Gloucestershire looks at the health and social care experiences of people living with long-term health conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting common issues to help care providers understand the needs of this particularly...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Nov 25, 2020 | News, Publications
The views and experiences of people who have used A&E mental health services in Gloucestershire, are being used by local hospitals to help improve mental health care in the county. Healthwatch Gloucestershire and Evolving Communities recently gathered and analysed...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Nov 18, 2020 | News, Publications
A new report out today from Healthwatch Gloucestershire reveals local people’s experiences of health and social care during the first six months of Covid-19. It highlights common issues people have faced and how these have changed over time, and it identifies the...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Oct 8, 2020 | News, Project, Publications
New research out today, from Healthwatch Gloucestershire and Evolving Communities, reports on people’s experiences of A&E mental health care in two local hospitals, and recommends improvements to help put mental health care in the county on a par with physical...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Sep 22, 2020 | News, Publications
Healthwatch Gloucestershire has found that a lack of urgent NHS dental care in the county is a cause of growing public concern, with over a quarter of all enquiries between July and September from local people who have had difficulties getting to see a dentist. This...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Sep 17, 2020 | News, Publications
As Covid-19 cases are beginning to rise, including in care homes, a new report from Healthwatch Gloucestershire highlights how the pandemic has created additional challenges for those who care for some of our most vulnerable people, either as paid or unpaid carers....
