Healthwatch Staffordshire

Healthwatch Staffordshire Healthwatch Staffordshire is the consumer champion giving local people in Staffordshire a voice to promote and sustain quality health and social care services.

Healthwatch Staffordshire are an independent watchdog that has been formed to make local health and social care services better for people by ensuring that their views and experiences are taken into account by those entrusted to design and run services. Like all local Healthwatch bodies, Healthwatch Staffordshire has a statutory seat on the local Health and Wellbeing Boards – the body that oversee

s health and social care in the city and county. We also have the statutory power to enter and view health and social care services using our trained volunteers. Healthwatch Staffordshire has a place on the new Quality Surveillance Groups that are being set up in the NHS to monitor provider quality.

We would like to share this invitation to people with Down syndrome, their families, carers, and professionals to attend...
07/09/2026

We would like to share this invitation to people with Down syndrome, their families, carers, and professionals to attend the next Down Syndrome Forum.

📅 Date: Thursday 24 September 2026 12:00pm – 3:00pm
📍 Venue: The Brampton Museum, Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0QP
🎟️ Cost: Free to attend

The Down Syndrome Forum is a welcoming and inclusive opportunity for people with Down syndrome aged 16+ to meet others, make new connections, and engage with professionals who are committed to improving services across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Attendees can enjoy: -
• A friendly and informal social gathering
• Opportunities to connect with peers and local organisations
• Fun and engaging activity
• A light lunch
• A free goody bag
• The opportunity to share experiences and help shape local services for people with Down syndrome
• Travel expenses can be reimbursed to support attendance.

🔗Register your free place here
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ejNmN-8Fb0KOCJdDQBKHGsWAquPO9VxFlgy-t1OalvJUQ05JQlZSN0FPRUM0VUpaUjJTOVIzOFZBSy4u&route=shorturl

🍂September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month and The Eve Appeal are getting Painfully Aware. 🥲📅All month long the...
04/09/2026

🍂September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month and The Eve Appeal are getting Painfully Aware. 🥲

📅All month long they will sharing information on the pain-related symptoms of the five gynae cancers, information and tips on how to advocate for yourself when speaking to a doctor about pain, and a pain diary to help you track your symptoms.

💁🏻‍♀️You can find out more on eveappeal.org.uk/pain

Our colleagues at Healthwatch England are looking into hospital discharges. They are asking:"Have you or someone you ca...
31/08/2026

Our colleagues at Healthwatch England are looking into hospital discharges. They are asking:

"Have you or someone you care for stayed in hospital in the last 12 months? Did you have a difficult experience when you left the hospital, or did it take longer than expected for you to go home?

We want to learn what happened, and what could have gone better.
Tell us more by filling out our survey. "
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/hwehospitaldischarge/

The survey is open until 9 October 2026.

We would like to share the latest blog from Healthwatch England What do people tell us about NHS 111?NHS 111 provides su...
26/08/2026

We would like to share the latest blog from Healthwatch England

What do people tell us about NHS 111?

NHS 111 provides support for urgent but not life-threatening health issues. The Government wants NHS 111 to help deliver its ambition to shift more care from ‘hospital to community’, signposting people to the right support closer to home and reducing unnecessary A&E visits.

As it seeks to make this shift, Healthwatch England report on what people say about the service. https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/blog/2026-08-19/what-do-people-tell-us-about-nhs-111

NHS England say: The National Conversation is a UK-wide listening initiative asking people what they value about communi...
24/08/2026

NHS England say: The National Conversation is a UK-wide listening initiative asking people what they value about community life and the communities they want to build together.

Why does this matter to the NHS? Because community connection is one of the strongest determinants of health and wellbeing. The colleagues and patients we work with every day see — and feel — what's working and what isn't in their local communities. That perspective is exactly what the National Conversation needs to hear. The National Conversation findings will form part of an independent report and recommendations to be published at the end of 2026.

How do you feel?

Take part in the National Conversation and share what you value,
what you've experienced, and what kind of community you want to
live in.

It takes just 7 minutes to have your say: https://www.nationalconversation.
ox.ac.uk

All responses will shape the official report from the Independent
Commission on Community and Cohesion, helping to create a vision
for how we can live well together.

In April we visited the Accident and Emergency Department at Queen's Hospital in Burton-on-Trent. As part of this Enter ...
21/08/2026

In April we visited the Accident and Emergency Department at Queen's Hospital in Burton-on-Trent. As part of this Enter and View visit, we were able to see the results of recent reorganisations.

Read more here:
https://healthwatchstaffordshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EV-Queens-Hospital-ED-Final-2026.pdf

Our latest e-Bulletin is now available on our website:https://healthwatchstaffordshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/...
19/08/2026

Our latest e-Bulletin is now available on our website:

https://healthwatchstaffordshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/40-HW-Staffs-Bulletin-July-2026.pdf

💷 A reminder that you can still apply for a grant from our Engagement Fund and earn £500 for your Staffordshire group. ...
17/08/2026

💷 A reminder that you can still apply for a grant from our Engagement Fund and earn £500 for your Staffordshire group. We particularly welcome more applications from groups in the Southwest of Staffordshire.

🪢If you are a charity, CIC or community group in Staffordshire, you could earn £500 for your group if your members can provide feedback on Health and Social Care Services in Staffordshire

🪙We have a pot of money – our Engagement Fund – set aside for this activity with our research topics for this year outlined below. You can also participate if you can give any general feedback on health and social care services in the area.

a) Carers, Care of Older People and End of Life Planning
This project will investigate carers’ experiences of care and support for older people, focusing on end-of-life care, the use and understanding of ReSPECT forms and Advance Care Planning.

b) Diabetes and Footcare
For this project we want to hear about patients’ experiences of Diabetic Footcare. We are teaming up with John Bridges, the Chair of the East Staffordshire and Surrounds Diabetes UK Patient Network for this project.

c) Social Care in Staffordshire

👉To register your interest please email us on [email protected]

Your group will then be invited to join our project on the Basecamp platform.
From Basecamp you then can apply for the Engagement Fund using the simple online Form.

This year we are expecting groups to make the arrangements to collect feedback from their members using paper or online forms that we will provide. Please note that it will take us a while to sort through your applications, so don’t worry if you do not get a response immediately!

We hope to hear from you shortly.

The Healthwatch Staffordshire Team.

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Support Staffordshire, Civic Centre, Riverside
Stafford
ST163AQ

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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