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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
Share your experiences: Getting a GP appointment for an urgent health problem
Have you tried to obtain a General Practice Surgery appointment for a health problem that YOU CONSIDERED to be urgent or an … Read more
Neurological Alliance Patient Experience Survey 2016
The Neurological Alliance has launched its second neurological patient experience survey. The survey aims to collect vital information about the … Read more
CQC launches #YourMentalHealthCare campaign
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched the campaign to find out more about people’s experiences of mental health care. … Read more
Healthwatch Birmingham has published our Annual Report for 2015/2016
Healthwatch Birmingham’s Annual Report details our impact and activities over the past year to place patients and the public at … Read more