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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.

Winter can be a challenging time, with increasing costs for everyone it’s more important than ever to know where to turn for support. Read our article to find out about local support in Kingston from food banks and community fridges to warm spaces, and advice and information services you can turn to.

During winter people are more exposed to viruses, more susceptible to health conditions and need more care from their support networks due to the colder weather.

The festive period can bring complex emotions. Over this busy period, it is natural to feel overwhelmed. In Kingston and beyond, there are a wide range of support options to help you manage these emotions and pressures.

Take 10 minutes to share your views and help us to understand if the NHS app is a helpful tool for local people.

Learn about the local initiatives you can turn to when you're in town and don't feel safe.

The All Age Learning Disability Partnership Board is made up of professionals, service providers, people with learning disabilities, and their carers and advocates. Read the Annual Report 2024/25 to learn about our work this year.

We recently invited local stakeholders to join us at a Public Meeting for a discussion about the Healthwatch model, what’s working and what they would like to see more of.

Authorised Representatives use Enter and View powers to ensure services meet the needs and wants of local people.

The government requires all Health and Wellbeing Boards to produce an assessment of pharmaceutical services in their area every three years. This document is called the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).

This report by south west London Healthwatch presents feedback from patients and their unpaid carers about a variety of adult and paediatric community services.