News and reports

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.

This Code of Conduct sets out the expectations Healthwatch Swindon has of all those who work or carry out activities for it, in a voluntary or paid capacity, including trustees, employees, students and volunteers.

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.

The NHS is encouraging online access across many service areas. We wanted to find out what this digital push means for patients.

Louise Ansari has described the plans as a 'desperately needed first step'.

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.

Almost two decades after the public lost their right to register permanently with an NHS dentist, our new research shows two-thirds believe this right exists. Find out more about our findings and calls for dental reform.

Young people who engage in substance misuse frequently encounter considerable barriers to accessing essential mental health support. Our latest report highlights the urgent need for integrated services that address both mental health and substance misuse.

This research carried out by one of our Young Healthwatch volunteers highlights the concerning rise in vaping among adolescents in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) and Swindon, driven by curiosity, stress, peer pressure, normalisation of vaping and ease of access.

We visited the Community Maternity Services at Eldene Health Centre and Swindon Health Centre on 22nd April 2024.

Our Enter and View visits are a way that we can gather information about services and collect views of service users, staff and volunteers.

Following on from our visit we have made some recommendations to the service provider based on the feedback we have received and what we observed.

We were the first organisation locally to pilot a new approach to work experience offering an insight day.

This month we bring you our latest reports, a call out to share your experiences about accessing eye care plus much more!