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‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch, aims to help address health inequalities across England.

Your pharmacist can do so much more than complete your prescription. They can offer expert clinical advice for minor health concerns and help with many common illnesses like sore throats, coughs, colds, tummy troubles, aches and pains.

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The continuing cost of living crisis is adversely affecting people's physical and mental wellbeing, with vulnerable people and those on lower incomes hit the hardest.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is inviting patients, local people and staff to give their views about what’s most important to them when choosing the site for the new state-of-the-art replacement for Frimley Park Hospital.

Being prepared for the inevitable winter sniffles and taking greater control of your own health can help you to make the most of winter.

We wanted to hear from a variety of people from different communities, gathering insight into the health and social care experiences of residents in Slough.

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A good night’s sleep helps us to rest and repair our mind and body, it's vital for maintaining good physical and mental health and wellbeing. Sleep problems are common and the reasons we struggle to sleep are likely to change throughout our lives – stress, illness, work, having a baby or menopause are all possible causes.

Healthwatch is an independent organisation in the United Kingdom that gathers and represents the views and experiences of patients, service users, and the public on health and social care services.

Together we’re making health and social care better.
Annual Report 22/23 find out what we got up to in 2022-23 and read about our plans for the future. As always, we’ve done our best this year to put your voices at the heart of health and social care.

In 2016 the Accessible Information Standard was introduced to give disabled people and people with sensory loss the legal right to receive information from the NHS and local adult social care in a format they choose, so they can understand information and can access communications support if needed.