Visiting services - enter and view volunteers
Enter and View volunteers
Our Enter and View visits are a vital part of what we do and we couldn't do them without our brilliant team of volunteers.
If you have a passion for health and social care and want to make sure that services are meeting the needs of patients in Swindon we'd love to hear from you.
What we do
We have the power to 'Enter and View' providers of health and social care, such as hospitals, care homes and dentists, and to observe and report on how those services are being run.
How we work
We gather intelligence throughout the year from members of the public through surveys, 'tell us your story' leaflets, attending local events and meetings and from our volunteer team. We take our findings to our Advisory Group where we plan our Enter and View visits based on the information we receive about NHS and Health and Social Care services in Swindon.
Have your say
For services to change, they need to hear from you. Share your experiences of health and social care, and encourage others to do the same, so that our NHS and social care services can spot issues and know how to improve. It only takes a few minutes to complete. #BecauseWeAllCare
Authorised representatives
Only Authorised Representatives can undertake Enter and View visits and only for the purpose of carrying out the activities of Healthwatch Swindon.
What happens on an Enter and View visit?
Read our case study about Enter and View visits. In this our Volunteer Support Officer, Sam Baker, talks about our visit to a dental practice, which we carried out with Swindon Advocacy Movement. The purpose of this visit was to look at the service from the perspective of someone with a learning disability.
