Healthwatch Northumberland Annual Report 2023-24 This year over 12,000 people shared their experiences of health and social care services with us, helping to raise awareness of issues and improve care, […]
Health and social care feedback Northumberland May 2024 Poor communication was the common theme we heard about again this month, with negative comments about hospitals and GP surgeries not communicating […]
Health and social care feedback Northumberland April 2024 In April the most common issue reported to us was poor communication from service providers. This includes patients having trouble navigating telephone systems […]
Harbottle mobile health unit proposal We recently helped Northumbria Primary Care, working with North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, to hear what local people think of the proposal […]
Health and social care feedback Northumberland March 2024 In March the top issues we heard about were difficulties getting an appointment with a GP or a dentist, and the distance […]
Health and social care feedback Northumberland February 2024 In February there were three main areas of concern, with roughly equal amounts of feedback about difficulty getting an appointment with a […]
Healthwatch Northumberland Annual Survey 2024 Every year we ask you to rate the NHS and social care services you and your family have used, in our short annual survey. Your […]
Debra Blakey is the Chief Executive Officer of Carers Northumberland and one of our organisational board members. Debra has been on the board for six years, providing invaluable experience and […]
Between July and December 2023, we received detailed feedback from 422 individuals from talking to people at face-to-face events, telephone calls, emails, our website, social media, and other sources. This […]
Health and social care feedback Northumberland January 2024 Difficulties getting a GP appointment featured the most in this month’s feedback, although there was a notable number of comments praising the […]
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