News and reports

The majority of smokers we heard from in our Voices for Change: Shaping Stop Smoking Services Together report had been smoking for more than 20 years and 90 percent had previously tried to quit.

Many said that if stop smoking services…

Drug and/or alcohol use and poor mental health often go “hand in hand” and the two need to be treated in a joined-up way to achieve the best results.

Based on 1,700 responses, our People’s Voices, Local Choices Report highlights that people with long-term conditions and neurodiversity report worse health outcomes and experiences.

It has also identified that access to, and availability…

Veterans, reservists, serving personnel and military families across Hertfordshire have told us about accessing healthcare and how the NHS can improve the support they provide.

As a Healthwatch, we listen to the voices of people to learn about their healthcare experiences and champion for change.

In this report, we heard from refugees and asylum seekers, who face significant health inequalities – for example,…

You may have heard the news this week that the Government intends to transfer the statutory functions of local Healthwatch to the NHS and councils.
We are waiting to find out more about what this means for us as an organisation, but for now our…