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We want your views of using emergency ambulance services
To support our work on ambulance response times, we need your recent experiences of calling for an emergency ambulance.
We want to know your experiences of using EMAS from the last 12 months. We will be collating patient stories across Healthwatch in the East Midlands. This will help us get a picture of how the service meets the needs of those in our area.
Healthwatch Northamptonshire and NHCP community engagement report now published!
Nearly 300 people shared their experiences and views on how to improve health and care services in Northamptonshire through our surveys and joint community engagement event with Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership.
Healthwatch Northamptonshire receives highly commended recognition at national award
We are pleased to announce Healthwatch Northamptonshire has been recognised as highly commended in the ‘Helping more people to have their say’ category at the 2019 Healthwatch Network Awards.
Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire gains the Investing in Children Award for a second year!
We are extremely proud of our young volunteers who keep inspiring us with their desire to have a positive impact on health and social care locally. Our work with them has been re-accredited with the Investing in Children Membership Award(TM) for another year!
Read our article to find out more about Young Healthwatch and the award
Read our 2018-19 Annual Report
Read about what we did in 2018/19 in our new Annual Report!
Volunteering with Healthwatch helps lawyer understand issues clients may face
Veronica Male is a Chartered Legal Executive at a Northamptonshire solicitors, specialising in Court of Protection work and has been a volunteer with Healthwatch Northamptonshire for almost 2 years.
As part of Volunteer’s Week Veronica spoke to us about her role and why she thinks volunteering helps her in her job as a Legal Executive.
KGH and Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire wins PENNA award for 'Team of the Year'
Kettering General Hospital and Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire have won a national award for work they have undertaken with young people.
The two organisations entered the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA) in the ‘Team of the Year’ category.
Healthwatch Northamptonshire wins national award
We are very pleased that our work on maternity services, Young Healthwatch and access to services for hearing impaired people (by our volunteer Sandra Bell) was recognised at the Healthwatch Network Awards!
Complete our quick poll!
Please take some time to complete our very quick poll!
We are currently asking about your experiences of using NHS 111.
Please complete the poll here!
Find out more about local consultations and have your say!
Local and national health and social care organisations often want to know what you think about changes they want to introduce. Some of the issues that these organisations are currently asking could affect people who use health and social care services, so it is important that you have your say.
Read more about current consultations here
Ever wondered what we do and how we can help you? Check out short video!
We are here to make sure your voice is heard and that you get the best out of health and care services in Northamptonshire. This short animation explains in just one minute what are we all about.
Check out our Young Healthwatch celebration event
Our Young Healthwatch volunteers celebrated winning the Investing in Children (IiC) award! This was a great way to acknowledge their great achievements so far, alongside with their parents and carers.
Read more and see pictures from the event here
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Healthwatch Northamptonshire Strategy 2018-2020
Our vision: Healthwatch Northamptonshire will be a strong, resolute and independent community champion. We will give local people a voice and work in partnership to influence the design and quality of health and social care provision so that all local people have an opportunity for an improved quality of life.
Frequently asked questions
We are here to listen but if you have a question that you think other people have already asked, have a look here first. Read more
Find out about us in different languages
Healthwatch is an independent consumer champion created to gather and represent the views of the public. Find out about us in different languages! Read more
Read our reports
Healthwatch Northamptonshire publishes reports to inform decision makers of the views of local people and service users. Read more
Make your complaint effective
Information on making a complaint about health or social care services Read more
Our Vision, Values and Strategy
Read here our vision and values and Strategic Plan 2018-2020. Read more
Young Healthwatch
Keep up to date with what is happening at Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire. Find out how young people are making a difference. Read more
Consultations
Find out about current local and national health and social care consultations. Read more