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This Code of Conduct sets out the expectations Healthwatch Gloucestershire has of all those who work or carry out activities for it, in a voluntary or paid capacity, including trustees, employees, students and volunteers.

The National Healthwatch Impact Award recognises outstanding examples of people sharing their experiences to improve care for their community.

Annie wants to share her experience of her transition from male to female, which began during the summer of 2021, to raise awareness of the challenges she faced and is still working to overcome.

The government wants to hear the views, experiences and ideas of everyone in England as part of 'the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS'. Here's how you can get involved.

We want to hear from people aged 65+ living in Gloucestershire to understand what’s important for their quality of life, health, and independence as they age. This project aims to gather experiences and insights from older adults across the county to inform how local health and social care services can better meet their needs.

Is accessing community pharmacy services becoming more difficult for you? Have recent closures or changes in staff responsibilities affected your ability to get the care or medications you need? We want to hear your experiences so that we can advocate for better pharmacy services and support in Gloucestershire.

Read our annual report for 2023/2024 and find out about how our dedicated staff and volunteers have made a difference to health and social care throughout the year.

We investigated the demands on urgent and emergency care services by
supporting our local communities to speak about their experiences.

Based on feedback from 824 people representing Gloucestershire’s diverse communities, we identified key issues affecting access to GP services.

Are you struggling to find an NHS dentist? The new dental recovery plan might help you get the dental care you need.

The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat some common conditions with prescription-only medicines, without you visiting your GP. Find out everything you need to know.

The One Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (ICS) came into power in July 2022. Since then, we have been finding out how well different health and care services are working together to provide quality joined up care for people in Gloucestershire. We will report back regularly to NHS and social care decision makers, and here on our website, on some of the stories you are sharing with us and the issues that are emerging in what we hear from local people.

Names have been changed to protect the identity of the people in this story.