Latest news and views
Read our spring 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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Unpaid carers: complete our survey
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.
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October - December 2024 in review
Take a look at what we've been up to over the last few months, including who we have spoken to, what people have told us - and more.
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Have your say: the NHS 10 Year Health Plan
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.
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Public’s confusion over ‘right’ to register with an NHS dentist
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.
We have published the first-ever research on people’s understanding of NHS dentistry and what they want from the service as the government develops…
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Warm Spaces Directory for Bath & North East Somerset
Warm Spaces are public spaces open to the community to keep warm in winter.
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Get repeat prescriptions in now to avoid being left short this Easter weekend
Any person nearing the end of their current supply of regular medication is being urged to get their repeat prescriptions in as soon as possible to…
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Government plans for social care reform: Healthwatch England's response
Louise Ansari has described the plans as a 'desperately needed first step'.
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July - September 2024 in review
We have been busy for the last few months.
Find out more about who we have spoken to, what people have told us and more.
Find out more about who we have spoken to, what people have told us and more.
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Latest reports and publication
Enter and View - Sulis ward, St Martin’s Hospital
We visited the Sulis ward at St Martin’s Hospital in Bath on 19th February 2025. Sulis ward is managed by HCRG, alongside John Stacey ward at Paulton Memorial Hospital.
Our Enter and View visits are a way that we can gather information about services and collect views of service users, their carers, staff and relatives.
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.
Our Enter and View visits are a way that we can gather information about services and collect views of service users, their carers, staff and relatives.
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.
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Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset's Code of Conduct
This Code of Conduct sets out the expectations Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset has of all those who work or carry out activities for it, in a voluntary or paid capacity, including trustees, employees, students and volunteers.
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