1. Where can I go for support for my mental health as a parent?

    Advice and Information -

    We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need.

  2. 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.

  3. Ockenden review into maternity service reports

    News -

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

  4. Maternity Scandal – The Unforgivable Silence

    Blog -

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

  5. 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.

  6. The State of Health and Care

    News -

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

  7. NHS services - experiences of people fleeing domestic abuse

    Report -

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

  8. Maternity care experiences of asylum seekers and refugees

    Report -

    Stories of maternity care before, during and after birth from women supported by Carriers of Hope. Women who are asylum seekers and refugees and people with no recourse to public funds.

  9. Maternity care from the point of view of asylum seekers and refugees

    News -

    Read experiences of Coventry maternity care for this vulnerable group of women.

  10. Healthwatch Coventry Annual Report 2022-23

    Report -

    Read about our year's work listening to local people and working to make health and social care better

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

    News -

    Read about the difference Healthwatch Coventry made last year

  12. Maternity care for asylum seekers and refugees in Coventry

    News -

    Local health and care leaders commit to actions in response to Healthwatch Coventry findings.

  13. 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.

  14. Healthwatch Coventry wins award for improving maternity care for refugees and asylum seekers

    News -

    We have won the annual Healthwatch Impact Award for making a difference for local people.

  15. CQC publishes findings of its latest national maternity survey

    News -

    More women are reporting positive interactions with maternity staff, according to findings of a national survey by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). But some areas of experience - either before, during or after birth - remain worse than they were five years ago the regulator said.

  16. Covid-19 - Experiences and learning in Coventry care homes

    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.

  17. Annual report 2019-20

    Report -

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

  18. Annual report 2018-19

    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

  19. Annual report 2014-15

    Report -

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

  20. Findings about 'Discharge to Assess' and reablement services in Coventry

    Report -

    This report presents the experiences of 47 people and enables the reader to hear their voices, feelings and views about the care they received as part of short term support after a stay in hospital.

  21. Communication with patients on hospital wards

    Report -

    We visited 9 hospital wards at UHCW to find out how staff adapt communication to meet the needs of patients

  22. 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.

  23. NHS Trust Quality Accounts 2020: 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. NHS Trust Quality Accounts 2017: 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 2016: Our commentaries

    Report -

    NHS Trusts must produce a Quality Account document each year to set out evidence about the quality of their services and to set quality priorities for the next year.

  28. NHS Trust Quality Accounts 2015: Our commentaries

    Report -

    NHS Trusts must produce Quality Account documents each year to set out evidence about the quality of their services and to set quality priorities for the next year

  29. Effective discharge from hospital

    Report -

    This piece of work looks at issues around preparation for hospital discharge and the patient journey through discharge.

  30. Patient experiences of the non-emergency patient transport service

    Report -

    In late 2015 and early 2016 we carried out two patient surveys to gather feedback from people who use the non-emergency patient transport service.

  31. Lived experiences of using NHS services in Coventry

    Report -

    This report pulls together people’s stories and feedback shared with Healthwatch Coventry since after the first lockdown ended.