News and reports

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through 111, the NHS.

Starting this September, the NHS will offer vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common cause of coughs and colds which can be dangerous to older people, new-borns and young children. This is in addition to the existing flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.

On August 1st 2024, the British Medical Association announced that GPs across England have voted overwhelmingly (98.3%) in favour of taking collective action, in protest at the limited increase in funding for the 2024/5 contract for GP services in England and the general pressures that GPs face.

Read our July Newsletter, find out what the team have been working on and all the community events we have been attending.
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We are pleased to share our Healthwatch Slough Annual Report with you.

A summary of our Enter and View visit to Windmill Care Centre, where we spoke to residents, relatives and staff. Our visit focused on independence and choice. We have shared with commissioners and CQC.

This report was originally published in 2023. However we received additional substantive information from a deaf resident about failings in the provision of accessible information.

These videos' will explain what we do, Who are Healthwatch?
How Healthwatch can help you with health advice and information and how sharing your healthcare experiences can help everyone.

The Government has launched a consultation on the NHS Constitution, which sets out your
rights as an NHS patient. Read why it's important to have your say.

April's Newsletter

A summary of our monthly hospital visiting program which has been running since September 2023. We have spoken to 240 patients, visitors, volunteers, and staff at Frimley and Wexham Park hospitals.

This Healthwatch project and report seeks to understand the awareness, motivation, and barriers for women in communities of interest taking folic acid, asking them for their experiences and ideas to aid better understanding within the maternity system.