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Experiences of caring during the coronavirus pandemic

Your feedback from 2020 suggested that more people were providing care to their loved ones during the pandemic and the changes to services had put extra strain on carers. In 2021, we set out to find out more about the...

27 October 2021

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Annual Report 2020-2021 - On equal terms

This year has been a very difficult one for everybody. While Healthwatch could not visit health and social care premises, we were still able to investigate the impact of the pandemic on people's access to the services...

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Could you be the next Chair of the Healthwatch Northamptonshire Advisory Board?

Use your skills and experience to help improve the public voice in health and care services for people in Northamptonshire.

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Sheila and Wendy win prestigious national award for Healthwatch Northamptonshire

Two of our dedicated volunteers who made an amazing 43 trips to inspect 36 wards and departments in a year at Kettering General Hospital have won Healthwatch Northamptonshire a national award.

17 November 2020

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Healthwatch England launch the 'Because We All Care' campaign with the CQC

Everyone has different experiences of care - Healthwatch England wants to hear feedback on health and social care from everyone. Tell them about your care to make sure services work better for us all.

26 January 2022

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Calls for a recovery plan for NHS dentistry

Access to dental care continues to be an issue you are raising with us locally and it is also a national issue that Healthwatch England is working on. Healthwatch England co-signed an open letter addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

2 November 2021

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An update about our new contract and new Advisory Board members

Connected Together CIC has been awarded a new contract to run Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire

1 November 2021

Latest reports and publications

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Experiences and opinions of NHS 111 First in Northamptonshire

24 February 2022

Together with Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG),...

Two women talking on a bench outside a hospital

Experiences of caring during the coronavirus pandemic

27 October 2021

Your feedback from 2020 suggested that more people were providing...

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Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire Annual Report 2020-2021

Like everyone else across the country, Young Healthwatch...

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Annual Report 2020-2021 - On equal terms

This year has been a very difficult one for everybody. While...