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Care Quality Commission publishes Diabetes Review
From the Care Quality Commission (CQC) The CQC has published My diabetes, my care: Community diabetes care review, which looked at people’s … Read more
Healthwatch Birmingham develops new Quality Standard
Healthwatch Birmingham, in partnership with NHS England West Midlands, has developed a Quality Standard for using patient and public insight, … Read more
Mental Health Trust adopts Healthwatch Birmingham Feedback Widget
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) has become the latest organisation to adopt Healthwatch Birmingham’s Feedback Centre … Read more
New practice guide for healthy caring
From NHS England NHS England, in partnership with Carers UK, Carers Trust Age UK, Public Health England, and older carers … Read more
New report from Patients Association on surgery waiting time delays
From the Patients Association The Patients Association’s latest report ‘Feeling the Wait’ reveals that waiting times for elective surgery has become … Read more
Is every person in Birmingham who is diagnosed with a serious mental illness provided with a care plan?
Healthwatch Birmingham has published our latest report, exploring the provision of care plans for people with a serious mental illness … Read more
Your health and social care experiences – June 2016
What have people been telling us about their experiences of local health and social care services? Throughout June patients, the … Read more
#FeedbackonFriday campaign launch calls out for more people to share their experiences
Healthwatch Birmingham has launched our #FeedbackonFriday campaign, which is encouraging people to take just five minutes to share their experiences … Read more
NHS England publishes 'Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health'
From NHS England ‘Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health’ outlines the changes people will see on the … Read more
You said, we did: patient experience prompts further investigation
After receiving feedback about a local care home, Healthwatch Birmingham escalated concerns to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Recently, we … Read more