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...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Sep 9, 2019 | News, Publications
Independent health and social care champion Healthwatch Gloucestershire is calling on local services to make more space for new parents in the county to talk about their mental health. A new report exploring the experiences of women with mental health problems during...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Jul 24, 2019 | News, Publications
Hundreds of people in Gloucestershire have shared their views on how to improve NHS health services in the county. Quicker access to a named GP with longer appointments; easier and cheaper ways to access exercise classes, gyms and cycleways; a ‘care navigator’ to be...
by Healthwatch Gloucestershire | Jul 2, 2019 | News, Publications
3000 people – more than ever before – share their views of local health and social care The most popular issues raised were on mental health, children and young people’s health services and the social care and isolation of older people in care homes And now...
