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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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We're looking for new Healthwatch Northamptonshire Advisory Board Members

Join the team by volunteering for the Healthwatch Northamptonshire Advisory Board!

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NHS 111 First - We would like to hear your views and feedback!

Have you heard of or used the new NHS 111 First service? Please tell us about your views and experiences.

21 January 2021

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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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The ‘Big Ideas’ people in Northamptonshire think would improve local health and care services

Healthwatch Northamptonshire and NHCP NHS Long Term Plan community engagement report now published!

26 September 2019

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Key messages from Northamptonshire's Vaccine rollout

Drop-in sessions at the Moulton Park Vaccination Centre have now been extended from ‘evenings only’ to ‘all day’

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Carers Week 2021

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.

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Twin crisis of access and affordability calls for a radical rethink of NHS dentistry

Healthwatch England warns dental care crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people who contacted Healthwatch (80%) struggling to access timely care between January and March 2021.  

Latest reports and publications

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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...

Experiences of caring during the coronavirus pandemic

To find out more about the experiences and needs of carers we worked...

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Young People’s views and experiences of COVID-19 and Lockdowns in Northamptonshire

Thanks to young people speaking to us and letting their voices be...