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With spiralling costs of living, Healthwatch England is warning people are making changes to how they use health and social care services, which can have an adverse impact on their health and wellbeing.

Here are some Easy Read resources to explain who we are and what we do.

What is the six-week postnatal check for new mothers and why it’s important that you attend it? In this advice piece, we cover all the basic questions you may have about it.

Healthwatch is launching a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents.

Becoming a parent can be a wonderful and exciting experience, but it can also be overwhelming. To help, we’ve broken down the pregnancy care you should expect from the NHS.

The Accessible Information Standard gives disabled people and people with sensory loss the right to get healthcare information they can understand and communications support if needed.

We called all GP practices to see if they have made it easier (since our last report in December 2021) for people to book appointments and access services.

As the new Black Country Integrated Care System becomes a statutory body and formally starts work on 1 July 2022, Healthwatch Wolverhampton looks forward to a productive partnership between services and the public to make care better.

Working as part of the Black Country Healthwatch Partnership, we investigated children's experiences of mental health care to inform the future look and feel of services.

Find out in our Annual Report how your feedback helped local NHS and social care services improve care last year.

Find out what Healthwatch England plans to do to put equalities, diversity and inclusion at the heart of Healthwatch.