News and reports

We held a workshop in June 2018 about the implementation of the Accessible Information Standard. The workshop was aimed at professionals working in health and social care organisations across B&NES, South Gloucestershire and Bristol.

Five GP surgeries in Bath have joined forces to share their clinical expertise for the benefit of their patients.

Each quarter we meet with our Executive Board to decide which areas in health and social care we should focus on in Bath and North East Somerset.

Read our annual report for 2019/20 and find out about all the brilliant work carried out by our team and our wonderful volunteers throughout the year.

We are carrying out a survey on The South West Ambulance Trust and are keen to hear from as many people as possible in Bath and North East Somerset.

The Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has agreed to proceed with new plans to tackle obesity and smoking.

The General Data Protection Regulation is coming and we are getting ready.

We take protecting your privacy seriously. Read our privacy policy which explains what we do with your personal information.

For the past six years, 2012-18, Diversity Trust and Healthwatch have been researching
the health, care and wellbeing needs and experiences of local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Questioning (LGBTQ+) people.

Read our annual report for 2017/18 and find out about all the work carried out by our team and our wonderful volunteers in Bath & North East Somerset throughout the year.

This month, the Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (BaNES CCG) Board decided to make no change to its policy on male vasectomy, but to change its policies on female sterilisation and fertility services.

The Care Forum is pleased to announce that following a tender process we were re-awarded the contract for Healthwatch B&NES. The contract will run from the 1 April 2018 to the 31 March 2021.