News and reports

We are proud to announce that we have achieved the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) accreditation, having been awarded the quality mark/standard for a further three years.

We have published the report from our Enter and View visit to Northampton General Hospital's Paediatrics Departments.

We recently conducted an Enter and View visit to the Adult Emergency Departments at Northampton General Hospital, read our findings!

Finding a suitable care home for you or a loved one can be difficult. We have pulled together some tips from Healthwatch England and other organisations to help you make the right choice.

The plan to ‘cluster’ Northamptonshire ICB and Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) ICB has now been formally approved by NHS England and government ministers.

Sign our national petition calling on the government to protect the independence of local voices in health and care.

131 local Healthwatch services across England have signed a powerful open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urging the government to reconsider proposals that would bring public voice functions under the control of local authorities and NHS bodies.

Join us on the 21st of July, where we will showcase our work from 2024-2025, and look forward to 2025-2026.

Read how new legislation will affect the functions of Healthwatch West Northamptonshire and other local Healthwatch and Healthwatch England.

We have published our 2024-25 Young Healthwatch Annual Report, see what we have been up to!

The Government has today published its 10 Year Health Plan, outlining the changes to the NHS system.

Find out about the work we undertook this year!