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Our volunteer, John, has suffered from hearing loss since childhood. He tells us his story and what changes he would like to see to make them more accessible for people living with hearing loss. -
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In 2008, on the 60th anniversary of the NHS, with a colleague, a former Director of the Patient’s Association, I researched people’s experiences of health and social care. -
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"I have been involved in a variety of research projects, but the one I get a real kick out of are the hospital visits. This gives me a great sense of achievement, as a volunteer." -
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"The project brings me into contact with a wide range of people who depend on their carers to bring support and stability to their lives. I enjoy this engagement with the community and it helps me to better appreciate the scale of the problem."
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"While retired I really wanted a volunteer role that would allow enable me to use my knowledge and experiences, but also act on behalf of patients." -
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"Since joining, I have had the privilege of meeting a wide range of people who rely on social care. Meeting people in their own homes has blown away any preconceptions and given me a whole new perspective of 'old' and 'vulnerable'." -
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"I wanted to give something back to the NHS for the privilege of being employed by it for so many years. From my experience in working within the NHS, I believed I had something to offer as a Healthwatch volunteer." -
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"I am excited to be a part of new Young Healthwatch projects in the future and influencing decision-making, and making a difference for young people." -
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"This is a really interesting role as no query is the same and often a fair bit of research is needed to come up with an answer or a way forward. At the same time, its a way of identifying developing healthcare trends for Healthwatch to investigate." -
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Social care support changes people’s lives but sadly, not everyone gets the support they need. We want to understand what life is like when you can’t get support or if the support you get just isn’t enough. -
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Ian shares his story of trying to access mental health support and its impact on his wellbeing. Do you have an account that NHS services could learn from? -
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'I have been working on the Hospital Discharge project since January 2021 and simply enjoy speaking to people.' -
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"Being a volunteer has been rewarding" -
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"I thoroughly enjoy helping with the queries and over the year and a quarter I have gained a great deal of experience in handling many varied queries." -
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It’s been an extremely busy first month in my new role but certainly not dull. -
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Earlier this year, HW Brighton & Hove collected your views of maternity and postnatal support. We shared this with Healthwatch England. Thanks to your stories the Government has confirmed plans for NHS England to work with the Royal College of GPs to develop new guidance on 6-8 week postnatal checks to support women’s mental health after giving birth.