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Helping the Nepalese community in Folkestone to get online

Spotlight on reducing digital exclusion

Many organisations in Kent are working hard to tackle the inequality caused by our increasing reliance on technology. We decided to review one of these projects to see what difference it is really making to people.

17 January 2022

what did we hear in November 2021

What did we hear in November?

In November, 3,571 people came to us for information, support or to tell us their experience of using a health or social service.

1 December 2021

Giving the trans & non binary community a voice

Giving the Trans & Non-binary community in Kent a voice

For six months we have been working with the Trans & Non-binary community here in Kent listening to their experiences and exploring what could be changed to support them better.

30 November 2021

what did we hear in October 2021

What did we hear in October?

In October, 1,801 people came to us for information, support or to tell us their experience of using a health or social service.

1 November 2021

covid

Did you find it easy to get your covid vaccine?

Last year, 77 people got in touch with us about the Covid vaccination programme. 48% of these people were people struggling to ‘grab their jab’.

28 October 2021

Healthwatch Kent insight report

What did we hear in September?

In September we reached 2,220 people. This is what they told us.

You Said We Did in 2021

What have we done with your voice

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

9 September 2021

lessons learned from covid

Pharmacies learning lessons in Covid

Last year, over 100 community pharmacists told us what life had been like for them during the first wave of the Covid pandemic. Now, we've gone back to them to see what lessons have been learned since our first report.

Healthwatch Kent annual report

What have we achieved this year?

It's been a year that none of us could have predicted. But what have we achieved? Read our annual report to find out what difference we made in 2020/21.

What did people tell us in March?

What did you tell us in March?

As we reached a year since Covid restrictions began, people continue to contact us to share how they are coping right now. Read our report to find out what people are talking about in March.

helping our volunteers to learn digital skills

Helping our volunteers to learn digital skills

During the pandemic, we wanted to ensure that our volunteers could continue to feel involved and empowered to complete their work in a digital world

You can the change

Your feedback can help generate change

Every day people contact us to share their story about health and social care services. We're raising these voices to ensure the right people hear the feedback and can make changes as a result. Read our report detailing what people told us in March.