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Sign our petition to review the decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch
Instead of dismantling independence, we should be strengthening it.
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Complete our blood pressure survey
We need your views about how to encourage more people to get their blood pressure checked - particularly those who are at risk of having high blood pressure.
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Local Healthwatch champions the voices of 100,089 people in the last year
Listening, empowering, and driving change across diverse communities.
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Help create technology for people who feel lonely
If you are aged 16-25 and have been diagnosed with ADHD or autism, we need your help to design new technology that will benefit you.
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Unpaid carers: complete our survey
We want to know what happens when someone rejects being given care and the impact that this has on their carer. We are also interested in what it is like to access care on behalf of someone else and the barriers that carers face.
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Have your say: the NHS 10 Year Health Plan
The government wants to hear the views, experiences and ideas of everyone in England as part of 'the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS'. Here's how you can get involved.
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Healthy Heart, Healthy You - an awareness event for Afghan women
On 4th November, Healthwatch Swindon and Swindon Borough Council hosted a health awareness event specifically for a group of Afghan women living in…
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NHS industrial action: 14th November to 19th November 2025
Resident (formerly, junior) doctors are due to strike tomorrow for five days from 7am, Friday 14th November to 6:59am, Wednesday 19th November.
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NHS weight management survey
The NHS in our area wants to hear your views on local weight management services. Share your views by completing their survey.
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Latest reports and publication
Report: Empowering the patient - how to increase the understanding and testing of high blood pressure
High blood pressure (also called hypertension) affects around one in three adults in the UK - yet most people don’t know they have it. You can have high blood pressure and feel completely well, but over time it increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney disease.
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Report: Improving health outcomes for women with multiple unmet needs
Women who have been affected by trauma and faced social challenges spoke to us about their experiences. We wanted to understand the barriers they face when trying to access health and care services.
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