Meet Kay who found her ideal job thanks in part to volunteering with the county’s independent health and care champion Healthwatch Gloucestershire. The 29-year-old from Podsmead, Gloucester, finished a degree in Public Health in 2014 and had been job-hunting for a...

Patients, carers and their families are encouraged to share their experiences, the online survey has been launched for people to share their views and is open until 5 October 2018. If you wish to complete the Questionnaire online please click Here, alternatively if...

Patients and their relatives living with a terminal illness are being asked to help build a picture of their experience of the care and support provided to them in Gloucestershire. Healthwatch Gloucestershire, the county’s independent health and social care champion,...

Residents without a car on a housing estate in Gloucester say they find it hard to access fresh, affordable food – according to a survey carried out recently. Around 50 people went to a free community meal at The Melting Pot Community Café in Podsmead and were asked...

People with a passion for seeing local health and social care services changed for the better are being sought by the county’s independent health and social care champion. Healthwatch Gloucestershire, which has an important role in assessing the quality of local...

Healthwatch Gloucestershire has set out how it will ensure the public’s voice is heard over the next year in its latest Impact Report. The report also highlights the impact the organisation has had over the last year and shares how the independent health and social...

People living with diabetes in Gloucestershire are being asked to help develop an innovative device which could improve the lives of thousands of people living with the same condition across the country. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is developing a heat...

A Cheltenham man who suffered four cardiac arrests and stopped breathing 22 times on the operating table says his experiences of using local healthcare spurred him on to help improve NHS services in Gloucestershire. Former IT project manager John is a volunteer with...