News and reports

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!

Our latest report, 'Health and Care Research for All: Strengthening Eastern European Voices', has now been published.

Hang out with Healthwatch West Northamptonshire and get to know us better - we're here to listen to your experiences with healthcare.

The Healthwatch West Northamptonshire annual work plan helps provide commissioners and key stakeholders with an overview of planned activity for the next 12 months.

Read the minutes from our Advisory Board meetings that took place in 2025.

See below the minutes from our previous Advisory Board meeting and the agenda for our upcoming meeting.

Read the minutes from our Advisory Board meetings that took place in 2024.