News and reports

Christine Allen has been appointed as Chief Executive of the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Born in Watford she is a high achiever with an impressive track record as a leader in the NHS.

Though winter is often thought of as a cheerful time of festivity and family, the colder months can exacerbate some of the daily challenges of later life, from isolation to fuel poverty.

The news has tended to be dominated by non-health issues over the past few weeks. Here at Healthwatch we have however been keeping our eyes on the health and social care world and there is a lot happening.

Nearly £5,000 has been raised to support the work of the Hertfordshire Transgender Implementation Group.

We will be launching a new project looking at inpatient mental health discharge soon.

People’s experiences of the care they receive from community-based mental health services have continued to deteriorate, according to an annual survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Feeling Good Week is a Hertfordshire-wide event that encourages schools and the wider community to promote children and young people’s emotional wellbeing by raising awareness of mental health and showing where community support can be accessed.

Read more about our November 2018 Board meeting in public.

Ambulance bosses have announced today that Dorothy Hosein has joined the service as interim CEO.

Healthwatch Hertfordshire has been working with Newton Europe to ensure service user experiences fed into their work on improving community and acute services.

This year we are happy to announce that once again we were shortlisted for one of the prestigious Healthwatch England Network Awards.

This September, Healthwatch Hertfordshire’s senior executive team have been taking stock of our services, priorities, ways of working and where we can make most impact.