NHS Services must promote Healthwatch

NHS services must tell people how to contact their local Healthwatch
Women wearing Healthwatch badges talking together at an event

Patients will now be guided to local Healthwatch by health services to do just that. This rule has come about as part of the NHS Standard Contract for 2015/16 mandated by NHS England.

This means that more people will know where to go to share their experiences and how they can help healthcare services learn and improve.

To read the full news article on Healthwatch England’s website, please click here