News and reports

Hampshire County Council is developing practical ways to help families live healthily after local families shared the issues they face.

People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are facing long waiting times to get their diagnosis. However, our research reveals that even after they are diagnosed, people face another wait to get the medication they need to help them manage their condition.

Patients often report positive experiences for cancer treatment services. In the most recent national cancer survey, respondents scored NHS cancer care services higher than the previous year, scoring them an average of 8.94 out of 10. Find out what people have told us about their experiences of cancer care.

Living with chronic pain can limit your ability to live and work, yet it is a reality for millions of people in England. Find out the problems people are facing and what services can do to better support people living with pain.

Our latest insight looks at how to tackle care barriers among self-employed people.

Our insights into people's experiences of using community-based care.

ADHD and autism are two neurodiversity conditions that present in contrasting ways. In our recent research we heard from people who were diagnosed with, or suspected they had, both conditions. They talked to us about the impact of being diagnosed with both conditions.

Thanks to residents speaking up, patients across Sussex can access a new non-emergency patient transport service.

A year after the launch of Pharmacy First, the NHS scheme designed to speed up treatment for common conditions, we have published a new poll of over 7,000 adults’ experience of using pharmacies.

Read about what our fantastic psychology placement students, Will and Coralie, thought about their time with us at Healthwatch Rotherham!

With asylum seekers and refugees continuing to face challenges in the UK, we hear from Elena* about her fight to get the healthcare help she needed *name changed

To champion the public's views, we act on clear, informed evidence of their health and social care experiences.

Healthwatch England recently published an evidence model which explains what data we collect and how, how we talk about it, and how we choose topics to focus on.