Consultation of Healthwatch Wolverhampton

News - 1 April 2021

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.
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Help shape your local Healthwatch organisation by completing the online survey or by attending an online session.

We’re your health and social care champion

We’re here to listen to your experiences of using local health and care services and to hear about the issues that really matter to you. We are entirely independent and impartial, and anything you share with us is confidential. We can also help you find reliable and trustworthy information and advice to help you to get the care and support you need.

As an independent statutory body, we have the power to make sure that NHS leaders and other decision makers listen to your feedback and use it to improve standards of care, locally and nationally. Healthwatch Wolverhampton is part of a network of over 150 local Healthwatch across England.

View the response to the Healthwatch Wolverhampton engagement [updated 2 November 2021]

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