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....
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Jul 1, 2020 | News, Publications
Over the last year, more than 1,000 people shared their views on the county’s health and social care services with Healthwatch Gloucestershire, helping to make care better for local people. In its latest Annual Report, published today, Healthwatch Gloucestershire...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Jan 29, 2020 | News, Publications
A new study by Healthwatch Gloucestershire has found that unpaid carers of people with mental health conditions are not getting enough support from health and community services in Gloucestershire. Healthwatch Gloucestershire, the county’s independent health and...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Oct 8, 2019 | News, Publications
The county’s independent health and social care champion is calling on local NHS services to provide realistic time frames for appointments and better communication for people wanting to access mental health services. A recent study by Healthwatch Gloucestershire into...
