1. Blog -

    We asked Coventry residents about how Covid-19 has affected people's lives, routine and mental health.
    Here is Gaile's story.
  2. Blog -

    We asked Coventry residents about how COVID-19 has affected people's lives, routine and mental health. Here is Sam's story.
  3. Blog -

    We asked Coventry residents about how Covid-19 has affected people's lives, routine and mental health. Here is Jolene's story.
  4. Blog -

    Read about Martin's experience as an Admin volunteer in his own words
  5. Blog -

    Read about Gillian's experience of volunteering with us as an Authorised Representative in her own words.
  6. Blog -

    We've been listening to the experiences of family or unpaid carers living in Coventry. To mark Carers Week 2021 (7-13 June), we're highlighting some of the issues carers have faced during the Coronavirus pandemic.
  7. Blog -

    COVID-19 caused some dental practices to close or reduce the services they were able to offer. We phoned all the dental practices in Coventry to find out what services are available to NHS patients.
  8. Blog -

    A network of places to collect rapid COVID-19 tests for home use was recently set up.

    Three members of the Healthwatch Coventry team set out to see how easy it was to get tests and to use them.
  9. Blog -

    We've been listening to the experiences of family or unpaid carers living in Coventry. To mark Carers Week 2021 (7-13 June), we're highlighting some of the issues carers have faced during the Coronavirus pandemic.
  10. Blog -

    Read the blog of our chair Stuart Linnell on the relaxation of COVID restrictions...
  11. Blog -

    Stuart Linnell the Chair of Healthwatch Coventry gives his latest take on the challenge posed by COVID-19
  12. Blog -

    Read the latest blog from our chair Stuart Linnell MBE
  13. Blog -

    Stuart Linnell, Chair of Healthwatch Coventry, reflects on the Ockenden review and the importance of listening to families, and people.
  14. Blog -

    Stuart Linnell, Chair of Healthwatch Coventry, reflects on political and NHS change and the work of Healthwatch in his latest blog.
  15. Blog -

    Ruth our Chief Officer reflects on moves to better address women's health needs.
  16. Blog -

    Chair of Healthwatch Coventry, Stuart Linnell, reflects on changes to the NHS and our Good Engagement Charter review to produce new Good Engagement Principles.
  17. Blog -

    Our Chair, Stuart Linnell, talks about how we share the experiences and issues for local people
  18. Blog -

    Stuart Linnell MBE, Healthwatch Coventry Chair, talks about the Cost of Living Crisis and health and wellbeing of local people.

  19. Blog -

    Our Chief Officer Ruth reflects on development to support women's health
  20. Blog -

    Healthwatch Coventry Chair Stuart Linnell (MBE) reflects on research showing that even though ‘Review culture’ is on the rise, only one in ten feed back on health services
  21. Blog -

    Ruth highlights how our input is making a difference and our updated priorities for Healthwatch Coventry work
  22. Blog -

    Chair of Healthwatch Coventry, Stuart Linnell MBE, shares his thoughts on Coventry as a Marmot city and the health inequalities we are working to change.
  23. Report -

    Volunteers from Healthwatch Coventry looked at the websites of GP practices in Coventry to see what information was given about Covid-19 and how to access GP services.
  24. Report -

    Between 6 July 2020 and 7 August 2020 we spoke to 71% of residential care home managers and heard their experiences and views about the impact of Covid-19 on the services they provide along with examples of what worked and what did not.
  25. Report -

    Healthwatch Coventry worked alongside Healthwatch Warwickshire to find out the impact changes to services and support resulting from Covid-19 were having on local people.
  26. Report -

    Read about our year, who we talked to, what they said, and what we did to work for better health and social care.
  27. Report -

    This report summarises the work we did in 2018-19 to listen to local people and work for better health and care service in Coventry
  28. Report -

    In this report we summarise our work and achievements in 2017-18
  29. Report -

    Our annual report summarises our work in the 2016-17 year: Who we talked to, what we heard and what we did as a result
  30. Report -

    Read about the work we did in 2015-16
  31. Report -

    Find out about the work we did in 2014-15.
  32. Report -

    We visited Victoria Manor care home to ensure that people who may be vulnerable and less able to raise their voices have the opportunity to speak to Healthwatch Coventry, and to look at how residents' physical health needs are supported.
  33. Report -

    Read the policy that guides our Enter and View visits to NHS and social care services
  34. Report -

    How we use and look after personal information when we collect this
  35. Report -

    Read details of the types of information we keep, why, and how long for
  36. Report -

    We visited Allesley Hall nursing home to ensure that people who may be vulnerable and less able to raise their voices have the opportunity to speak to Healthwatch Coventry, and to look at how residents' physical health needs are supported.
  37. Report -

    We visited Evedale care home to ensure that people who may be vulnerable and less able to raise their voices have the opportunity to speak to Healthwatch Coventry, and to look at how residents' physical health needs are supported.
  38. Report -

    We visited Arden Park Care Home to ensure that people who may be vulnerable and less able to raise their voices have the opportunity to speak to Healthwatch Coventry, and to look at how residents' physical health needs are supported.
  39. Report -

    469 people took part in our survey to find out how people would like to access NHS service using technology, book appointments and get test results, and what people think about communication from and feedback to GP practices.
  40. Report -

    We asked family carers and those they care for about their experiences of respite or replacement care provision. We wanted to find out if the service met the needs of those who usually do the caring role and those who are cared for.
  41. Report -

    Healthwatch Coventry built a partnership with key staff at Tile Hill Wood School for Girls, which enabled us to work with some pupils and carry out a survey to find out what health-related issues mattered most to them.
  42. Report -

    We worked with Healthwatch Warwickshire to produce a simple 9 step approach tool to help make engagement worthwhile for organisations and individuals.
  43. Report -

    We looked at the information about dental services available at Coventry dental practices following their reopening to patients.
  44. Report -

    We worked with Healthwatch Warwickshire to ask people what the NHS should make a priority as it puts in place plans for the future. See what people saw as important for their NHS services
  45. Report -

    We visited Grove House to ensure that people who may be vulnerable and less able to raise their voice have the opportunity to speak to Healthwatch, and to look at how the residents' physical health needs are supported.
  46. Report -

    Our Steering Group met in June.