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

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    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

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    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

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    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. Annual report 2017-18

    Report -

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

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. Review of Coventry City Council website - usability of community service pages

    Report -

    We provided feedback on a new website being developed by Coventry City Council.

  24. 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.

  25. Healthwatch Coventry Annual Report 2020-21

    Report -

    Read about the work we did and what we achieved in 2020-21

  26. Your care, your way – Join Healthwatch’s new campaign

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    Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change.

  27. Report of discussion workshop on good involvement of local people

    Report -

    Read a summary of findings for a workshop we ran to discuss good patient public involvement with local engagement leads .

  28. Clear information report - GP practice team

    Report -

    The Healthwatch Coventry Clear Information Group reviewed a new booklet about GP services

  29. NHS acts on your feedback to improve dental care

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    The NHS has announced changes to dentistry aimed at improving access to services

  30. One in four refused help to understand information about their healthcare

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    Survey findings show health and care services not achieving accessible information legal duty for disabled people and those with learning disabilities.

  31. 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.

  32. Cost of Living Crisis Takes Toll on People's Health

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