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Share your experiences of Adult Social Care services
We want to hear from you about what has worked well and what could be improved in Bath and North East Somerset.
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Experiences of advocacy services in Bath and North East Somerset
As part of wider engagement and co‑production activity, Bath and North East Somerset Council asked Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset to support the gathering of feedback from people who had recently used advocacy services.
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How should patient data be used by the NHS in your area?
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Read our winter 2025 newsletter
The past few months have seen us busy getting out into the community and listening to your views about health and care.
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Read our autumn 2025 newsletter
The past few months have seen us busy getting out into the community and listening to your views about health and care.
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Complete our survey - Breaking Barriers: Improving Access to Cancer Services – Including Screening
A new collaboration has launched which aims to uncover inequalities and barriers to accessing cancer care and shape how services can be improved for the most vulnerable people in Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire.
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B&NES Digital and Technology Strategy - resident engagement
In summer 2025, Bath and North East Somerset Council asked Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset to support resident engagement to inform the…
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NHS industrial action: 7th April to 13th April 2026
Resident doctors (previously called junior doctors) are striking between 7am on Tuesday 7th April until 7am on Monday 13th April.
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Share your experiences of communication in hospitals
Have you spent time in hospital recently? Do you use a language other than English or have a condition that makes communication harder? We want to…
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Latest reports and publication
Annual report 2025/2026: Speaking up for better care
Our annual report shares how we've listened and championed the voices of people, partners and organisations across Bath and North East Somerset, to help shape health and social care services.
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Report: The NHS Health Check – increasing uptake to tackle health inequalities
Some people are less likely to attend an NHS Health Check, despite the service helping to identify early signs of serious health conditions and reduce future risk.
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