News and reports

NHS England have published an independent report into the future care of people with learning disabilities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is today marking the launch of a new partnership with The Silver Line helpline to help reach out to even more elderly people who are cared for in their homes and in residential care.

Tell us about your care – Care Quality Commission announces new partnership with The Silver Line

Our Board meet during the year and the minutes of these meetings are made available for everyone to read. We hope that this helps you stay up to date about our plans and how we are spending our time helping the community.

Healthwatch North Somerset assisted in leading a workshop at the Dementia Challenge Conference at the Winter Gardens on 3rd November 2014 entitled Valuing Your Voice – Improving Local Services.

Our Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 1st October 2014 at Nailsea Methodist Church

The inspections – which are carried out by a mixture of inspectors, clinicians, and experts by experience – will assess whether the service overall is: safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led.

Weston General Hospital is due to be inspected by the CQC between January and March 2015.

The hospital discharge process has become a topic that requires attention in North Somerset, and across the country.

With the internet rapidly becoming an essential resource in most households, websites are of growing importance to our everyday lives.

To contribute to the special enquiry, Healthwatch North Somerset chose to seek the views of service users at a local drop in centre for the homeless and vulnerably housed.

We are pleased to announce that our annual report for the year 2013 / 2014 is now published