1. Advice and Information -

    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.
  2. Report -

    A report produced in August 2019 containing information about health and support in the workplace.
  3. Report -

    A report published in March 2019 containing information on how we should communicate with people.
  4. Report -

    As part of our aim to improve understanding of the role of Technology Enabled Care (TEC) we invited members of the public were invited to view and see demonstrations of electronic monitoring devices, disability/care aids and health related apps.
  5. Report -

    This project engaged with younger people around their experiences of emotional health and well-being. This report highlights the difficulties that young people may face due to poor emotional health and well-being.
  6. Report -

    The Impact of Bereavement During Covid 19
  7. Report -

    Have a read of our latest annual report for 2021-22- Championing What Matters to You
  8. Report -

    We have been working with Bolton GP Federation and Answer Cancer to bring cervical screening into communities in Bolton starting in Rumworth. The project aims to encourage people particularly from ethnically diverse backgrounds to have a smear test.
  9. Report -

    Our annual report for 2022-23 is now available
  10. News -

    Thousands of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England every year as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan published by the NHS and backed by the Government today.
  11. News -

    The CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Community Network is a partnership between St John Ambulance and the NHS and is supported by Ambulance Trusts in England, The British Heart Foundation and Resuscitation Council UK.
  12. Report -

    Bolton Safeguarding Adults Board are committed to continuous improvement, learning from experience, and enabling adults at risk of neglect and abuse to have a voice.
  13. Advice and Information -

    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester are interested in hearing from children and young people, and parents and carers, about their experiences of the pathway to accessing (or trying to access) CAMHS.

    The project aim is to establish whether the current mental health care pathway is effective in identifying and helping children and young people (CYP) to access the support they need in a timely and effective way, which leads to positive outcomes for themselves, their families or carers.

    We would like to hear from those having accessed this service for all conditions, including those who may have accessed the Autism/ADHD diagnostic pathways. There are two surveys, one for children and young people, and one for parents and carers
  14. Report -

    Read our new report - Menopause and Me, outlining the experiences of people looking for support and information
  15. News -

    Read our quarterly intelligence reports. The reports contain feedback that the public has shared with us. The feedback is then shared with commissioners and providers of health and care services to help bring improvements to services.
  16. Advice and Information -

    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.
  17. News -

    Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) date has been announced as 19th August at 11am using Zoom video conferencing technology.
  18. Report -

    Read what we have been up to and how we have had an impact in the community. Learn about our projects and find out our plans for next year in this report.
  19. Report -

    Read our annual report to find out how we have made an impact in Bolton over the last year.
  20. Report -

    Read our yearly report to find up what we have been up to, how we have been helping people and how we have helped improve services over the last year
  21. Report -

    Read our annual report to find out the differences we have been making in Bolton. Learn how we have helped people, how we have improved services and how our volunteers have been involved with our work.
  22. Report -

    Read our annual report detailing the differences we have made to people and services across the last year.
  23. News -

    We ran a survey to find out how people were managing during lockdown. COVID-19 has affected everyone differently and we hoped to gain some insights into how people managed and what helped them cope.
  24. Blog -

    As a community engagement volunteer you will be involved in lots of interesting and varied work. Helping support our staff at outreach events, meetings, open days etc. You will also assist in publicity and promotion of Healthwatch Bolton
  25. Report -

    We aimed to gather a comprehensive set of responses from the people of Manchester on some of the key topics rasied in the NHS Long Term Plan.
  26. Report -

    We aimed to gather the views of those who use cardiac or respiratory services to see what suggestions can be put forward to improve services as part of the NHS Long Term Plan
  27. Advice and Information -

    Governance - Here is our Decision Making Policy. It explains our governance structure, our scheme of delegations and our arrangements for relevant decisions as described in the statutory arrangements for Local Healthwatch
  28. Advice and Information -

    Governance - Complaints Policy
  29. Advice and Information -

    Trustee Board Minutes 2020
  30. Advice and Information -

    Governance - Trustee Board Minutes 2021
  31. Report -

    The Greater Manchester Healthwatch Strategy on a page sets out how the 10 Healthwatch in Greater Manchester will work together and work closely with the new Integrated Care System
  32. Advice and Information -

    Governance - Trustee Board Minutes 2022/23
  33. News -

    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish its first Annual Report which highlights their activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.