Our Over to You report reviews what is important to you and the people of County Durham about health and care. Hearing what people in County Durham think about the health and care services they use is an important part of the work we do here at Healthwatch. We then use that information to decide […]

Investigating people’s experiences of home care services was selected by the public as one of their top four priorities when we asked them to help us decide our workplan for 2020/21. Investigating people’s experiences of home care services was selected by the public as one of their top four priorities when we asked them to

Message from our Chair: Welcome to our annual report, highlighting the work we have been carrying out on your behalf this year. This report shows the difference your contributions can make.We have seen the successful COVID-19 vaccination programme rolled out across the country. We know getting back to normal is taking time, but it has

Our Children and Young Person’s Mental Health Report captures the views of children and young people in County Durham. Healthwatch County Durham wanted to hear from children and young people about mental health. Prior to the research, we knew that mainstream services were stretched and this had been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, we

How easy is it for patients to get treatment with an NHS dentist? Discover our latest report on access to dentistry Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we have seen a substantial increase in the number of people asking us for help or telling us about their experiences of trying to access