Healthwatch Kent annual report
Working with HOSC
We attend HOSC every month. HOSC stands for the Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee and is a meeting of KCC Elected Members who scrutinise health services.
24 September 2019
News
Man looking outside his window with a worried expression
Safeguarding: How to recognise abuse and neglect
There are different kinds of abuse and it can happen anywhere. Abuse occurs when someone exploits another person or treats them in a way that harms or hurts them. It can happen once or on multiple occasions.
23 September 2019
Advice and Information
Women at the Boughton Monchelsea Women Insutute's Community Coffee Morning
M20 closures!.... There’s no stopping us
There was no chance our Helpline team weren't getting to the busy Boughton Monchelsea’s village Community Coffee Morning last Saturday.
16 September 2019
News
You Said, We Did April 2019 - March 2020
What have we done with your voice between April 2019 and March 2020?
10 September 2019
Report
Two people sitting at a coffee table with there arms over the table.
Mental health: Tips for starting the conversation
When talking about mental health, one of the biggest obstacles is opening the conversation. So here are some tips you can use when a friend, family member or colleague might be struggling with their mental health.
9 September 2019
Advice and Information
Two boys together, smiling at the camera
Tips to keep your little ones healthy (and at school)
With the schools opening up again for the new academic years the NHS have released a toolkit for parents to help keep your little snappers healthy, and in school.
9 September 2019
News
Front cover of the Healthwatch Kent's Report on the The reality of autism for young people and their families in Kent. The illustration shows a child reading a book under a tree. The sky is made up of puzzle pieces.
The reality of autism for young people and their families in Kent
We hear about the difficulties families face when accessing support for their children who may be autistic. We wanted to explore the issues in more detail and gather more feedback about services for children and young people who have autism.
9 September 2019
Report
autism
Our report details the reality of living with autism in Kent
A new report details the challenges that families face when trying to get support for a child with autism.
9 September 2019
News
Members from Healthwatch, Dartford Gravesham & Swanley CCG and One You Kent standing at their stall on Dartford Market Street
Healthwatch and Dartford Gravesham, Swanley CCG hit the highstreet
To make sure you have your voice heard on the plans to create a new Urgent Treatment Centre in Gravesend or Dartford, we headed out with Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group.
7 September 2019
News
commissioning
Healthwatch Kent met with senior NHS leaders this week to discuss their concerns about how NHS contracts will happen in the future.
This week we gathered senior commissioners to discuss how health services could be commissioned in the future.
6 September 2019
News
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Update on the East Kent Transformation
This week we joined the first of three sessions to discuss the options for the transformation of services in East Kent.
5 September 2019
News
waiting room
Working with PPG groups
This week, we took part in a conference to bring together all the Patient Participation Groups across Kent.
5 September 2019
News