Former BBC journalist Bob Lloyd-Smith (pictured above) has been appointed Chair of the Healthwatch Gloucestershire Local Board. Healthwatch Gloucestershire listens to what people think about local health and care services, what’s working well and what could be...

Health and social care champion Healthwatch Gloucestershire will be celebrating the difference volunteers make to the local community during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1-7 June. Volunteers at Healthwatch Gloucestershire will be joining staff at...

Local people share their views about how they want local health services to improve. We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has shared their feedback with us about the local implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. We’ve been speaking to people throughout...

A roadshow which travelled almost 400 miles around Gloucestershire to find out the views of local people on health and care services has finished its six-day tour with more than 500 views collected. Staff and volunteers from the county's independent health and care...

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 now urging others...

A man from Stroud who has been unable to work due to mental health problems is encouraging others to share their views on the NHS Long Term Plan. 41-year-old Ben Keyte has lived with mental health issues for the last 20 years, resulting in him being unable to run his...

  Our dedicated Steering Group members help to plan our priorities for our work to ensure we find out the views of local people on health and social care services.  We met up with Steering Group Chair Bob, from Cheltenham, to find out more about his role. What do...