by Healthwatch Dorset | Jan 28, 2025 | Blog
Our Volunteer Officer, Lindsey Fish, chats with Alex about her experience so far, volunteering with us. What attracted you to volunteer for Healthwatch Dorset? Giving people an opportunity to be heard Well, for me, it’s the mission that Healthwatch has that...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Jan 23, 2025 | Blog
A follow-up interview with Joe, who has experienced homelessness and problems with addiction By Lucy Cribb, Healthwatch Dorset Engagement Officer We recently caught up with Joe* whose story was featured in our September 2024 report, Voiceless, unheard and socially...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Nov 26, 2024 | Blog
An interview with Healthwatch Dorset Volunteer, Gary By Healthwatch Dorset Volunteer Officer, Lindsey Fish Our new volunteer, Gary, joined other volunteers and staff to carry out a PLACE Assessment visit recently, to help Dorset County Hospital monitor and maintain...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Nov 21, 2024 | News
Almost two decades after the public lost their right to register permanently with an NHS dentist, Healthwatch England’s new research shows two-thirds believe this right exists. Healthwatch England has published it new findings and called for dental reform,...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Oct 28, 2024 | News, Projects
What’s working well and what needs to improve? Survey closes 31 October We want to know how you use your local pharmacy, and whether you have experienced difficulties recently getting the care you need. We will use your feedback to identify common concerns and...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Sep 30, 2024 | News, Projects
Share your feedback by 31 October 2024 As your local health and social care champion, we want to hear about your experience of using local pharmacies to help identify challenges and make recommendations for improvements to local services. We want to know how you use...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Sep 16, 2024 | News
New research by Healthwatch England calls for a more personalised approach to cervical screening to help the NHS meet its ambition to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040. A poll of 2,444 women hesitant about cervical screening has shown that three-quarters, 73%, would...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Sep 11, 2024 | News, Publications
We have published a new report highlighting the significant challenges faced by local people experiencing homelessness or living in vulnerable housing when they need to access health and social care services. In the report, Voiceless, unheard and socially excluded:...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Aug 28, 2024 | Blog
An interview with Janet Tolley, Volunteer Centre Dorset Our Engagement Officer, Lucy Cribb, recently met Janet Tolley from the Volunteer Centre Dorset, to find out about her work supporting patients to discharge safely from Dorset County Hospital and get the support...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Jul 30, 2024 | Blog
An interview with Julia Woodhouse, Patient Experience Coordinator at Dorset County Hospital By Lucy Cribb, Healthwatch Dorset Engagement Officer In our September 2022 report, Carers experiences of Dorset Home First service, we recommended that hospital processes...