News and reports

NHS Digital have recently announced plans to allow an NHS system to extract patient data from GP surgeries in England. The new data-sharing system was due to start in July, with the public being able to opt-out but has now been pushed back to 1 September.

Healthwatch England explored vaccine confidence amongst people from African, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, and Pakistani backgrounds to understand the barriers to vaccination and to make sure key lessons are taken forward for future public health campaigns.

Over the past 14 months our staff team have been volunteering their time to support their communities. Today we are celebrating the impact they made. From delivering prescriptions to making befriending phone calls – the team have been working hard to offer support.

NHS Blood and Transplant is asking for men between the ages of 17 and 66 to consider donating their blood plasma.

This Volunteers’ Week we are celebrating Power of Youth Day. Today is an annual celebration of young people that contribute to society by volunteering. Join us in celebrating all our Youth Healthwatch Volunteers and Work Experience Students, past and present.

A time to say thank you; this week we are celebrating our volunteers who make a difference to health and social care services in Wolverhampton. Volunteers' Week is celebrated nationally every year, between 1 to 7 June.

People have told us they want to feel listened to and involved in decisions about their social care. Here are six things you should expect from care services, according to new guidelines.

The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16 May) is to reconnect with nature and using the 'five ways to wellbeing'.

International Workers Memorial Day remembers those who have died or been injured in their workplace. It seems only right that this year we remember all those who have risked their lives and made the ultimate sacrifice during the pandemic.

Stress is something that we will all go through and the causes vary from work, money and health worries to dealing with the lockdown restrictions and everything in between. Since March 65% of people have reported feeling more stressed than usual during the pandemic.

We have launched a brand-new online engagement platform, providing the public with more opportunities to feedback, share ideas and influence decisions on health and social care topics that matter to them.

The City of Wolverhampton Council is encouraging people to have their say about Healthwatch Wolverhampton, an organisation which champions the views of local people who use health and social care services.