News and reports

Diabetes week runs from the 12th- 18th June.
Diabetes week was created to raise awareness and knowledge of all types of diabetes. This Diabetes Week is all about celebrating people with diabetes and their achievements.

Researchers at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Data Science Centre are seeking public views to help design a new app that could better study how activity levels vary with changing heart health.

The cost of living crisis is putting people under a lot of pressure - and affecting their ability to access the care they need. Read Healthwatch England's evidence on the problems people are facing and how we believe these can be reduced to ensure cost is not a barrier to accessing care.

Professor David Croisdale-Appleby has been appointed as the new Chair of Healthwatch England, the independent champion for people who use health and social care.

You have the right to make a complaint about any aspect of NHS care, treatment or service, and this is written into the NHS Constitution on GOV.UK.

From 1 July 2023 the way members of the public make a complaint about primary care services to the commissioner is changing.

Do you know about your rights to language support in NHS settings?

Receiving a dementia diagnosis can be a life-changing event, but knowing what support is available to you and what steps to take next can help you or a loved one process the diagnosis and plan for the future.

A new scheme could see women across England save hundreds of pounds yearly on their Hormone Replacement Therapy with a prepayment certificate.

Report on our visit to Widnes Hall on 06 March 2023

Health and social care services face big challenges, and if they are to improve, decision-makers must listen to public feedback. Read how Healthwatch aim to help make this happen.

With health and social care services facing significant challenges, Healthwatch have taken stock of the role we can play to help make care better.

With the help of staff, local Healthwatch and partners, Healthwatch England have looked at the steps we can take to make an even bigger difference over the next few years.

2023 marks the 39th year of Volunteers’ Week (1st-7th June), when Healthwatch Halton will join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations recognising the contribution volunteers make across the UK. With this year’s theme of ‘Celebrate and Inspire’ we hope to encourage people to be the change that we want to see and get involved in volunteering in whatever way works for them.

In July 2022, the responsibility for commissioning healthcare treatments for the population of Cheshire and Merseyside moved from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to the newly formed integrated care board, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside.
Previously local areas made local decisions about how healthcare treatments are commissioned, which over time has resulted in some differences across Cheshire and Merseyside.