News and reports

Our annual report showcases the grafting the Healthwatch Tower Hamlets team have done to listen to our community's experiences throughout 2020 and 2021. We listened to over 4,000 residents and utilized their stories to improve local health and social care services.

Your Voice in Health and Social Care take over the provision of Healthwatch Tower Hamlets on 1st April 2022.

Between September and November 2021, Healthwatch England submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to over 200 National Health Service (NHS) provider trusts to gather details on compliance with the Accessible Information Standard.

As part of Healthwatch England's 'Your Care, Your Way' campaign, they have set out five headline recommendations to help health and care services ensure that people who have communication needs are given their healthcare information in the way they need it.

New research shows that many NHS trusts are not meeting their legal duty to help people with additional communication needs.

Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change.

We’re delighted to let you know that Louise Ansari, Healthwatch England's new National Director, has started with Healthwatch England today.

With a record six million people currently waiting for hospital treatment, the NHS has today set out a plan to address backlogs that built up during the Covid-19 pandemic and tackle long waiting lists for care. Read Healthwatch England's response.

New research highlights the challenges faced by health and social care services in England and the importance of giving feedback to help improve care.

The current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may cause you to feel worried, anxious, or scared. Read our tips to looking after your wellbeing when self-isolating.

This report examines the experiences of ethnic minority communities in North East London in relation to health care services during the Covid-19 pandemic, in the months of March 2020-October 2021. We analysed aggregated feedback from 1,682 comments.

A record-breaking 5.7 million people are waiting for hospital care. In response, the Government is spending an extra £5.9 billion to tackle the problem. Healthwatch England's latest research looks at how the backlog is impacting the lives of those waiting.