News and reports

We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.

Healthwatch England have looked at what recent public polling tells us about people’s desire to provide feedback to help care services improve.

The CQC are asking care providers and the organisations that represent them to give us their views on the regulatory fees they’ll be charging from 1 April 2016.

Following initial discussions with Weston College, it was decided that we would work with the College to hold the event on the College Campus and involve students on the health and social care course in the event.

Our Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 13th October 2015 at Hans Price Building in Weston-super-Mare

A new report commissioned by the National Children’s Bureau has found that North Somerset has the highest percentage of obese children out of the South West region’s 15 local authorities.

​Shared Lives carers across North Somerset are coming together to highlight the fourth annual Shared Lives Week (Saturday 17-Sunday 25 October), a UK-wide event to celebrate and promote the innovative and growing Shared Lives model of care.

In 2014, Addaction (a drug and alcohol service provider) and The Hepatitis C Trust, with support from AbbVie, launched a unique pilot in the South West to encourage and widen access to hepatitis C testing and treatment among people who inject drugs.

The North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group have announced a new Community Services contract in North Somerset

Healthwatch North Somerset’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 13th October

Healthwatch North Somerset collects information from the general public about their experiences of local health and social care services. This information is shared with service providers, local commissioners and all other relevant bodies.

Healthwatch North are delighted to welcome two new members of staff to their team.