1. Ockenden review into maternity service reports

    News -

    Findings of Shropshire maternity review finds major issues and makes recommendations for all maternity services

  2. 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.

  3. Big changes to hospital visiting in Coventry

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    University Hospital, Coventry has lifted visiting restrictions on many wards, returning to visitor arrangements that were in place before the pandemic.

  4. Let’s make sure Women’s health keeps moving up the agenda

    Blog -

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

  5. What is a GP referral and how can you get one?

    Advice and Information -

    When you need specialist NHS support, like hospital tests or treatment, you often need a referral from your GP first. Find out what this includes and what to expect.

  6. New Government Plan for Patients

    News -

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

  7. Patients with long term conditions not asked opinions of care

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    New survey finds more than half (54%) of patients long-term conditions are not asked for feedback on their care

  8. Public responds to shortage of Blood supplies

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    There has been a great public response to the NHS’s announcement of an Amber Alert last week of a severe shortage of blood supplies

  9. Summary of issues and recommendations raised by Healthwatch Coventry

    Report -

    Read our briefing paper pulling together the issues raised by Coventry residents and recommendations we have made.

  10. The State of Health and Care

    News -

    CQC says the health and care system is gridlocked and unable to operate effectively.

  11. NHS Trust Quality Accounts 2022: Our commentaries

    Report -

    Each year Healthwatch Coventry looks at the evidence local NHS organisations produce about the quality of the services they provide. We consider how the trusts have used the feedback from patients and local people to improve.

  12. Local NHS leaders' statement on NHS pressures

    News -

    NHS services in Coventry and Warwickshire are under significant pressure

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. NHS services - experiences of people fleeing domestic abuse

    Report -

    Read our report highlighting experiences of NHS services of women fleeing domestic abuse

  16. Coventry NHS services from the point of view of domestic abuse survivors

    News -

    Read Healthwatch Coventry findings about what it is like to use Coventry health services from women who have fled domestic abuse

  17. Healthwatch England publish their annual report

    News -

    See how your feedback has helped decision-makers prioritise what matters most.

  18. GP referrals: ‘hidden’ waiting times

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    Latest Healthwatch research follows people's experiences of getting a GP referral finding the process is long and often confusing for many

  19. Consultation opens on legal right to visit family and friends in hospital

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    The Government is consulting on its plans to make visiting a legal requirement for hospitals, care homes, mental health units and other health and care setting.

  20. How we made sure local people were heard last year

    News -

    Read about the difference Healthwatch Coventry made last year

  21. We celebrated 10 years of our work at our annual meeting - read the write up of our discussion

    News -

    Read the report of the discussion at the Healthwatch Coventry Annual meeting

  22. Experiences of people using urgent and emergency care services

    News -

    The 2022 urgent and emergency care survey received feedback from 29,357 people who attended A&E services and 7,418 people who attended an urgent treatment centre

  23. Briefing experiences of access to services August 2023

    Report -

    Read our latest summary of the concerns and experiences of local people about access to NHS services and their wellbeing.

  24. Hospital waiting list hits new high

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    Number of people on NHS waiting lists has risen to over 7.5 million

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

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    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.

  26. The Entrance for Children's emergency department at UHCW has re-opened

    News -

    The entrance for Children's emergency department at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire has reopended for walk-ins

  27. People’s health getting worse whilst on waiting lists

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    New survey results highlight growing frustration with waiting times and reveal that four in ten people scheduled for planned treatment said their health deteriorated while waiting to be admitted.

  28. Government consultation on minimum service levels during strikes

    News -

    The Government is consulting the public on introducing minimum service level (MSL) regulations that would require some doctors and nurses to work during strikes.

  29. The state of health and care

    News -

    The scale of challenges facing health and social care services has been set out by the Care Quality Commission in its annual State of Care report for 2022-23.

  30. New programme for NHS waiting lists

    News -

    New option to move to another hospital to get treatment more quickly

  31. Report of visits to wards 32-33 at UHCW

    Report -

    Read about our visits to wards and what people told us about their care, recommendations and response from the hospital.

  32. Update - making a difference to health and care

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

  33. What local people told us about local services July - November

    Report -

    Read what was said about access to services when we went out to talk to people in Coventry

  34. Report of visit to ward 40 at UHCW

    Report -

    Read what we found and the hospital's response

  35. Report of visit to ward 41 at UHCW

    Report -

    Read what we found and the hospital's response

  36. Report of visit to ward 42 at UHCW

    Report -

    Read what we found from our visit and the hospital's response

  37. Report of visit to ward 43 at UHCW

    Report -

    Read how our visit is improving care for patients on ward 43.

  38. Report of themes from hospital ward visits

    Report -

    Read about the themes from our visits to adult wards.

  39. Report of return visit to Ward 43 at UHCW

    Report -

    Read about the improvements we found when we revisited Ward 43 at University Hospital Coventry.