News and reports

Our 2024 to 2025 annual report outlines how the public’s stories have changed care for the better, and the work we’re doing to make sure that the health and social care system puts patients as the key to this.

At Healthwatch, we believe everyone deserves high-quality, dignified care. One of the key ways we help ensure this is through something called 'enter and view'. Learn more about our latest visit.

Getting the right care when you need it shouldn’t feel like a struggle — but for many people across North Yorkshire, it still does.

Our report looks at the barriers facing the farming community to understand how to improve understanding and promote better help-seeking.

Healthwatch visits social care settings to hear how services work for residents and where they could be improved.

Getting the right healthcare when you need it is essential, but for many people in North Yorkshire, accessing NHS services has become increasingly difficult.

You told us your experiences with mental health care. As a result, the local NHS has listened and made some important improvements.

We listen to your feedback to tell the NHS and social care decision-makers so that they know what is working well and what needs to improve.

Healthwatch visits social care settings to hear how services work for residents and where they could be improved.

A roundup of what we've been hearing recently - good and bad - and what we'd like to change.

At Healthwatch, we believe that everyone deserves fair and equal access to health and care services.

We listen to your feedback to tell the NHS and social care decision-makers so that they know what is working well and what needs to improve.