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Healthwatch England statement on Thirlwall Inquiry
Following the Thirlwall Inquiry findings, we call for NHS culture change, stronger accountability, and family-led patient safety improvements to ensure lasting impact.
Heading to university? Put your health on the checklist!
Between packing, moving in and Freshers’ Week, health rarely makes the list. Here are a few simple steps students can take before term gets going.
Healthwatch Cheshire West publish Annual Report 2025-26
Healthwatch Cheshire West are proud to publish our Annual Report for 2025/26 — read about a year of listening, advocating, and helping shape care across Cheshire West and Chester.
NHS Industrial Action update
Resident doctors are taking industrial action from 7am on Monday 15 June to 6:59am on Friday 19 June, which is expected to significantly impact NHS services across Cheshire and Merseyside. The NHS advises patients to attend planned appointments unless told otherwise, check local service updates before travelling, and use NHS 111 for non-emergency health needs.
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NHS Cheshire and Merseyside launches ‘Make the switch’ Campaign
Make the switch: New NHS campaign tackles medicine myths Across the NHS, huge numbers of patients have been successfully switched to different versions of their medicines to treat their health conditions. But research shows … Read more
NHS App and Independent Feedback Report – March 2026
Our NHS App and Independent Feedback report brings together insights from 1,717 people across 19 Local Healthwatch areas and highlights both the opportunities and risks within the NHS’s ongoing digital transformation, particularly around digital inclusion, confidence, accessibility, and the future of independent feedback.
Healthwatch Cheshire publishes ‘The Value of Local Independent Voice’
Healthwatch Cheshire has today published The Value of Local Independent Voice, making the case for why independent patient voice matters now more than ever — and what 12 years of community insight across Cheshire has achieved.
New Health and Wellbeing Strategy launched for Cheshire West and Chester
A new Health and Wellbeing Strategy has been launched for Cheshire West and Chester, setting out a shared vision to reduce inequality and improve health and wellbeing for residents between 2026 and 2031.
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