Follow up report: Southend Hospital Signs and Maps
In September, a group of our volunteers and staff visited Southend Hospital, where we made some recommendations to the Trust to ensure it...
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Jul 11
Annual report 2023/24: What we've been doing over the last year
We're pleased to publish our Annual Report for 2022-23. The regulations relating to Healthwatch mean we have to do this each year
Mar 21
Unpaid carers’ experiences of general practice
Healthwatch Southend prepared a report looking at the experiences of unpaid carers’ when accessing services in primary care. Summary...
Dec 5, 2023
Healthwatch Southend reviews Southend Hospital signs and maps
In September, a group of our volunteers and staff visited Southend Hospital to look at how easy it is for patients to find their way...
Aug 21, 2023
How easy is making a GP appointment?
We hear lots of Southend residents talking about problems in making GP appointments. In fact, patients across the country are all...
Jun 27, 2023
What has Healthwatch Southend been doing?
We're pleased to publish our Annual Report for 2022-23. The regulations relating to Healthwatch mean we have to do this each year and...
May 30, 2023
What's it like being a deaf person seeing a GP?
Working with the Royal Association for Deaf People, Healthwatch Southend asked deaf residents in Southend what it was like to make an...
Mar 14, 2023
Healthwatch Southend tells MPs about your problems seeing a dentist
Healthwatch Southend has been concerned about the problems Southend residents have when it comes to seeing an NHS dentist. We’ve looked...
Jan 23, 2023
Are there any NHS dentists?
Healthwatch Southend knows that local people are struggling to find an NHS dentist. We looked at the NHS website to see how up to date...
Jul 3, 2022
Healthwatch Southend Annual Report 2021/22
We are required by law to publish this account of the staffing and funding we receive, highlights of the work we have done and ideas...
Apr 18, 2022
Access to Health for LGBTQIA+ Residents in Southend
Healthwatch Southend prepared a report looking at the experiences of those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and use NHS services locally. Summary...
Jan 17, 2022
Healthwatch Southend Activity Report Q3 , Oct - Dec 2021
This is our quarterly report highlighting activities at Healthwatch Southend between October and December 2021. Click below to download...
Jan 4, 2022
GP Website Survey Report - New Patient Registration Information
Healthwatch Southend undertook a mystery shopper exercise to see what information local practice websites held for patients seeking to...
Dec 20, 2021
GP Access Report
Healthwatch Southend have recently been looking at the activity data for GPs in Southend. We have recently been looking at the activity...
Jul 14, 2021
Healthwatch Southend Annual Report 2020/2021
This report sets out what we have done during the last year and our plans for the future. Please share this with friends and family, and...
Aug 23, 2020
GP Website Survey Report - Support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 crisis
Healthwatch Southend undertook a mystery shopper exercise to see what information local GP practice websites held for patients with...
Jul 1, 2020
Healthwatch Southend Annual Report 2019/2020
This report sets out what we have done during the last year and our plans for the future. Please share this with friends and family, and...
Jun 28, 2020
HWS COVID-19 local survey report;
Healthwatch Southend has published the results of a survey to find out how Covid-19 has affected the care of people living in the area....
May 11, 2020
HWS sample survey of PPE in local care homes and home care agencies April 2020
We undertook a local sample survey of care homes and home care agencies to see whether they were having any problems getting supplies of...
Jul 28, 2019
NHS Long Term Plan Survey
With growing pressure on the NHS - people living longer and more people living with specific conditions, changes are required to ensure...
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