News and reports

The annual meeting of Healthwatch Northamptonshire, held on Thursday 19 July, heard from Healthwatch Chair Dr David N Jones about the very serious situation facing the county council with grave implications for adult and children’s services.

Our June 2018 quick poll asked you about how you want to be involved in planning for your care as you get older.

Healthwatch Northamptonshire volunteers Sheila White and Wendy Patel visit the wards and departments at Kettering General Hospital to carry out '15 Step Challenge' audits.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its findings following a review of health and social care services in Northamptonshire.

A group of young volunteers from Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire and Shooting Stars (a group for young people in Northamptonshire with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities) spent the day at the children’s areas at Kettering General Hospital.

2017/18 has been an exciting year for us, albeit not without continuing financial challenges.

Healthwatch Northamptonshire carried out a survey on behalf of the Armed Forces Covenant Northamptonshire to find out more about the health and social care needs of the Armed Forces community in Northamptonshire.

Thanks to Sandra, NHS England is improving the way they communicate with people who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

From 25 May, you’ll be able to make a choice about how the NHS uses your confidential patient information for reasons other than your care. 77% of the public say they are confident in the ability of the NHS to protect their patient data. Are you?

The new guide published by NICE and SCIE explains what young people should expect from services and how to get the right support.

Our vision: Healthwatch Northamptonshire will be a strong, resolute and independent community champion

When it comes to easy access to NHS dental care appointments, the majority of our respondents did not seem to have any issues.