News and reports

The NHS is asking patients to choose services appropriately during industrial action and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most.

Healthwatch Kingston was recently joined by partners and community members at Kingston Quaker Centre for a festive Public Meeting.

Ahead of the holiday period the NHS is reminding people not to wait if they have an urgent care need and that they can get help by contacting NHS 111.

Help to ensure responsive access to mental health support when people need it most by sharing your feedback on accessing mental health services in a crisis.

Following careful consideration of our organisation's mission, and the future of independent voice, the Healthwatch Kingston Board agreed to change the charitable company name to ‘New Dialogue’.

As flu cases rise it’s important to know how to take care of yourself and when to seek medical attention.

A sharp jump in flu patients needing hospital treatment has raised concerns over strain on the NHS as winter pressures mount.

For National Grief Awareness Week we want to reflect on what local people have told us about their experiences of bereavement, grief, and loss.

The government wants feedback on draft guidance to help services support people with Down syndrome.

Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual vigil to mark the lives lost to anti-transgender violence.

Local Healthwatch play a vital role in ensuring communities across England are heard, and their voices acted upon. To learn more about our role, duties, structure and impact, read the briefing from the Healthwatch Network 'The Value of Local Healthwatch'.

The State of Care is the CQC's annual assessment of health care and social care in England. The report looks at the trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care, and highlights where care needs to improve.