News and reports

Read our latest Annual Report for 2019/2020 - we expanded our geographical area and our staff team to make a difference to local health and care services. We take you through our highlights and achievements.

A new review has shown the risk of dying from Covid-19 is higher among Black and Asian Minority Ethnic Groups compared to white groups. Healthwatch awaits recommendations from these findings which will really benefit BAME staff and patients.

Healthwatch North Somerset have a standard complaints procedure that you can follow if you wish to raise any concern or complaint about us. The policy details who to contact and outlines how you can expect us investigate your complaint.

Weston Hospital CQC report was released on December 17th 2019.

Our Board meet during the year and the minutes of these meetings are made available for everyone to read. We hope that this helps you stay up to date about our plans and how we are spending our time helping the community.

Our Digital Champions report has now been published

Our Prioritisation panel meets every quarter. It is a group made up of directors, staff and volunteers who look at the public feedback to identify issues and decide about making any recommendations, visits or referrals.

We held our Annual General Meeting on October 24th at The Old Vintage Church in Weston-super-Mare.

The public’s views published on changes proposed for Weston Hospital in Healthy Weston consultation

Healthwatch North Somerset publishes its annual report

The evaluation was carried out to explore the current situation for children and young people (CYP) seeking early intervention mental health help through their schools and colleges, and their access to other services outside school.

This is the executive summary of a report that contains the findings of an engagement project carried out by Local Healthwatch in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) during April and May 2019.