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Eating Disorders
An investigation in to the prevalence of eating disorders and support available locally.
Summary Report: Experiences of Refugees accessing and using Health and Social Care in BaNES and Swindon.
The report explores the Experiences of refugees accessing and using health and social care in Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES) and Swindon.
The value of listening: Our annual report 2023 - 2024
Our annual report 2023-24 shares how we've listened and championed the peoples, partners and organisations voices of Bath and North East Somerset to help shape health and social care services.
We are the independent champion for people who use health and social care services.
We are here to make sure that those running services, and the government, put people at the heart of care.
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Sign our petition to review the decision to abolish independent…
Instead of dismantling independence, we should be strengthening it.
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Read our summer 2025 newsletter
The past few months have seen us busy getting out into the community and listening to your views about health…
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"For me Volunteering for Healthwatch is a way of using my own experience of the cancer journey, the ups and downs of it and helping improve or shape cancer services from a patient perspective. I would highly recommend people getting involved – the more voices that are heard the more it puts the patients at the centre of decisions that are being made"
Latest reports and publication
Report: The strain of unpaid caring
The experience of unpaid carers across BathNES, Swindon and Wiltshire…
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Report: “I can’t make them accept help”
The experience of unpaid carers across BathNES, Swindon and Wiltshire…
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Advice and information
Your right to an NHS dentist
Does signing up with your dentist work the same way as registering with your GP? If you think the answer is yes, you're not alone.
Where can I get help for health out of hours?
People are often in need of out-of-hours medical assistance. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go…
What help can you get to pay for your NHS prescription?
The cost of living crisis has put many people under financial strain, and NHS prescriptions costs are more than some can afford. Find out what help…