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When people can’t understand or be understood by health and social care professionals, their safety and well-being are put at risk. Back...

Unlocking the power of people-driven care. Listening to your experiences and views to help improve local services was our priority this...

Written by the Healthwatch team This report highlights the experiences and feedback of young women (aged 16-24) across Reading and...

At the end of last year, three Healthwatch teams— Reading, Wokingham Borough and West Berkshire—came together after hearing widespread...

25 families from a diverse range of backgrounds, with a combined total of 45 children, under the age of 10 years old, living in 3 of the...

Read some of the ways we've worked together with residents,  local communities and organisations to help deliver change in Reading over...

In February this year, we asked you to tell us what your top health priorities are, and what projects and themes you would like us to...

Jigsaw Creative Care provides respite care services for adults with learning disabilities, as well as accommodation and personal care...

Rosebank House on Lower Henley Road, Caversham has been rated " requires improvement" in safety and effectiveness. Rosebank House...

Healthwatch Reading are pleased to share our plans for what we will be working on over the coming months. Our major project will be...

Healthwatch England (HWE) conducted a review of feedback received about maternity services in 2021/2022. They found that maternity care,...

We're pleased to share our annual report for 2022-2023 with you, detailing our work as a new Healthwatch staff team through a new host...

Two adult social care services used by Reading locals have been recently inspected by the CQC, and we want your feedback if you or a...

NHS and social care services only make the best decisions if they listen to the people they care for. Read our national body's Annual...

We have published our workplan for June 2022 - March 2023 highlighting our key objectives and priorities which will be delivered as part...

Summary of report content The Accessible Information Standard (AIS) ensures people with a learning or sensory disability can understand...

Report by Reading Voice We dealt with a rise in advice and information queries from local people, collected views on your problems...

Report by Reading Voice More than 160 people told us why they had chosen not to come forward for vaccination, in a project commissioned...

A national body is using our research to lobby for a new legal duty on the NHS to better support patients with little or no English....

Report by Reading Voice This report is the final set of findings of a project carried out Sept 2018-Feb 2020. Publication was delayed due...