What have we achieved this year?

News - 30 June 2023

35,316 people came to us for advice and information about topics such as mental health, accessing dentists and the cost-of-living crisis.
We've picked our best bits from the year to share with you:

  • We made sure coeliacs across Kent could access gluten-free flour mix prescriptions when needed

  • We supported homeless people to access emergency dental treatment

  • We informed health services on how to better support gypsy and traveller communities

  • We helped refugees to understand their rights when registering with a GP

  • We re-built confidence in local hospital care for people in our community, ensuring they accessed help when in need

  • We reduced loneliness by connecting people to befriending services

  • By working with us, our volunteers feel they have changed people’s lives for the better

  • We improved people’s discharge experiences, by re-introducing discharge support leaflets to a local hospital

  • A local GP updated their registration policy to accommodate homeless people, thanks to our feedback

 

All the details, plus much more are in the report below, including information on our priorities for the year ahead which include:

1. Help ensure people are at the heart of understanding and addressing health inequalities.

2. People who are having difficulty accessing services that are most in need.

3. Women’s Health

Would you like to get involved?

Join the action and volunteer with us! We're looking for people to help us achieve even more. If you like chatting and listening to people, or have a passion for helping your community; get in touch. Email us at info@healthwatchkent.co.uk 

Downloads

If you need this report in an alternative format, just let us know. You can reach us on info@healthwatchkent.co.uk 

Healthwatch Kent Annual report 2022-2023
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