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tHealthwatch England's mental health report front cover. The images on the report incudes one of an older man and another of young people chatting.

What is everyone saying about mental health services?

There are 152 Healthwatches across the country and together we hear more about mental health services than anything else.

28 September 2018

Healthwatch Kent visits 24 Care Homes in Kent

Across the country, Independent Age has been working with Healthwatch to explore what people are looking for when choosing a care home.

19 September 2018

Illustration of a brain

Neurological services in East Kent

This week we held a workshop with people with neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neurone Disease and Parkinsons, together with carers and staff working in neurological services.

The front cover of the discharge report for east kent. The image is of a person being pushed in a wheelchair to the discharge lounge.

What did people tell us about being discharged from hospital in East Kent?

Over 190 people shared their experience of being discharged from the three hospitals in East Kent in 2018.

Healthwatch Kent annual report

Read our annual report

Each year we publish an annual report. Here is the 2018 one!

You Said We Did April 2017 - March 2018

What have we done with your voice between April 2017 and March 2018?

These documents let you see whats been shared with us and what we have done with your voice to make a difference.

The first page of the focus on the nursing care home report

Focus on nursing care at home on the Isle of Sheppey

On the Isle of Sheppey, 700 people receive nursing care at home from Virgincare. We wanted to hear what their experience was like.

Front cover of the report on Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Kent. The image is a silhouette of a persons head made up of jigsaw puzzle pieces.

What changes have we secured to the CAMHS service?

Back in 2016, we spoke with 302 people about their experience of children and adolescent mental health services.

Report front cover with an illustration of a women being helped to understand documents in front of them by a staff member

If you had learning difficulties, what support is available to help you attend a hospital appointment

We wanted to understand what support is available for people who have learning difficulties when they need to attend a hospital appointment

10 December 2017

First page of the guide on consultations by commissioners and providers

The Healthwatch Guide to Public Consultations

This guide is intended to support commissioners and service providers to deliver genuine, meaningful public consultations.

You Said We Did April 2016 - March 2017

What have we done with your voice between April 2016 and March 2017?

These documents let you see whats been shared with us and what we have done with your voice to make a difference.

Front cover of The Tooth be Told report on NHS Dentists in Tunbridge Wells

Dentists : The Tooth Be Told

In 2016 we spoke to 44 people about their experience of going to the dentist. In 2017 we wanted to find out what had changed as a result.