News and reports

Read about who we are, what we do and what we have achieved in this year’s Annual Report.

Keith Shephard has been volunteering for Healthwatch Hertfordshire for almost five years and shares his reasons for volunteering and commitment to the charity.

Healthwatch Hertfordshire values the work of its Volunteers and on 6th June we are holding a celebration event in Welwyn Garden City.

Read about some exciting developments to our volunteer programme.

Read more about our May 2017 Board meeting in public.

Our report, “Access to NHS Dental Services in Hertfordshire 2016”, has been welcomed by the NHS England dental team after recently being passed on by the Hertfordshire County Council Health Scrutiny Board.

Read more about our February 2017 Board meeting in public.

We were asked to support a local Oral Health Needs Assessment on 'Access to Primary Care Dental Services'. Find out what local residents had to say about their experiences of dental services.

Read about Healthwatch Hertfordshire’s experience of participating in PLACE audits with 6 NHS Trusts and their recommendations to the Trusts to improve the process for patient assessors.

The summary report from our visits to Halcyon Days Care Home, Autumn Vale Care Centre and Heath Lodge Care Home run by Gold Care Homes Ltd following our rolling programme of care home visits.

Read more about our December 2016 Board meeting in public.

Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.