1. Find NHS or Care Services

    Advice and Information -

    NHS website is the country's biggest health website giving information including conditions, symptoms and treatments, what to do and when to get help.

  2. Pharmacy services in Coventry: What is important to local people

    Report -

    We gathered the views of over 700 people about community pharmacy service in Coventry by asking about how they used pharmacy services and what additional things they would also consider using pharmacies for.

  3. Over 22 million COVID vaccines delivered by community pharmacies

    News -

    More than 22 million jabs have been delivered by community pharmacy-led COVID vaccination sites in the past 12 months.

  4. Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

    Advice and Information -

    Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.

  5. Further action taken to improve supply of HRT

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    Urgent actions announced about the supply of HRT products to address shortages

  6. How community pharmacies can help?

    Advice and Information -

    High street pharmacies provide a lot of useful NHS service and this role is being extended.

  7. New Government Plan for Patients

    News -

    The government has announced plans for the NHS and social care in identifying priority areas

  8. Are you missing out on prescription charge savings?

    News -

    Figures reveal one million-plus people missing out on prescription savings

  9. Cost of living impacting peoples health

    News -

    The rising cost of living (rising household energy bills, inflation and interest rates) is adversely affecting people’s mental health and wellbeing.

  10. Are you struggling to access health and care services?

    News -

    With the NHS under extra pressure we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and spot issues affecting support for you and your loved ones.

  11. Cheaper HRT prescriptions for thousands of women experiencing menopause symptoms

    News -

    Women eligible for lower HRT prescription costs

  12. Healthwatch Coventry has been listening to local people for 10 years and are perfectly placed to hear more

    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

  13. New NHS plan about access to primary care

    News -

    New NHS plan to tackle the 8am rush for GP appointments and make it easier for patients to get the help they need

  14. Changes to who you can complain to about Primary Care Services

    News -

    From 1 July the way you make a complaint about primary care services to the comissioner is changing

  15. Third of people in England lack confidence they can access critical NHS services

    News -

    New Healthwatch research shows a third of adults lack confidence that they can access timely health care. Read the findings and our calls to action.

  16. What is menopause and what are the signs?

    Advice and Information -

    With more than thirty recognised symptoms of menopause and growing awareness of the impact on day-to-day life, knowing what to look out for and what support is available can help you.

  17. Prescription Ordering Direct Coventry (POD)

    Response -

    Healthwatch Coventry has provided evidence to a review of the POD service

  18. What help can you get to pay for your prescriptions?

    Advice and Information -

    Find out what help is out there to help you cover the cost of your medication.

  19. What can the Pharmacy First scheme do for me?

    Advice and Information -

    The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat some common conditions with prescription-only medicines, without you visiting your GP. Find out everything you need to know.

  20. New report warns of life-saving medicine shortages

    News -

    Shortages of life-saving medication, such as antibiotics, epilepsy and cancer drugs care are becoming the 'new normal' according to new research from the Nuffield Trust.

  21. What you told us about access to NHS services in Coventry

    Report -

    Very different experiences of GP services and positive about pharmacy services

  22. Annual report 2017-18

    Report -

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

  23. Improving patient communication/involvement and the role of technology in local NHS services

    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.

  24. Good Engagement Charter

    Report -

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

  25. Getting to outpatient appointments

    Report -

    Local people have told us what they think about the location of outpatient appointments and tests. 205 people responded to our survey asking about how people travel to outpatient appointments at hospitals and the impact of different locations.

  26. NHS Trust Quality Accounts 2019: Our commentaries

    Report -

    Each year Healthwatch Coventry looks at the evidence local NHS organisations produce about the quality of their services, and inputs into the ideas for future quality priorities based on what we hear about services.

  27. NHS Trust Quality Accounts 2018: Our commentaries

    Report -

    Each year Healthwatch Coventry looks at the evidence local NHS organisations produce about the quality of their services, and inputs into the ideas for future quality priorities based on what we hear about services.