News and reports

In line with government guidelines, the vast majority of the public in Hertfordshire are protecting themselves and others from coronavirus by staying at home.

Healthwatch Hertfordshire’s Chief Executive Geoff Brown has an important message for us all.

Following national guidance, there have been restrictions placed on most hospital visitation.

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, there have been local changes to the NHS provision of non-essential outpatient appointments.

Please read more to find out how you can have an impact on the way pharmaceutical services are commissioned in Hertfordshire in the future.

The Coronavirus outbreak is placing huge press on our local hospitals. So that they can look after patients with acute needs, hospitals are changing the way patients are discharged

Self-isolation, social distancing and shielding have been introduced by the Government to help you and your loved ones stay safe from COVID-19. Find out what they mean in practice and what applies to you.

Healthwatch Hertfordshire alongside Healthwatch Hillingdon has been supporting the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Review led by NHS England Specialised Commissioning.

Plans are in place to move Moorfields Eye Hospital to a new location and design a new patient friendly centre.

The Integrated Musculoskeletal (MSK) services in Herts Valleys have now moved all appointments to either virtual or telephone appointments.

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is affecting all our daily lives. Social distancing and self-isolation in particular can be difficult to cope with, and can have a significant impact on our mental health

We worked with our Learning Disability Service Watch Group to co-produce an Annual Health Check research project. The focus of the work was to investigate the uptake and quality of Annual Health Checks from the Learning Disability Community.