News and reports

A brand-new community website has launched today, Wednesday 26 March, which will be the “go to” place for all residents to get information about local services, groups and activities.

Healthwatch Warrington, in collaboration with the Patient Experience and Inclusion Team at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is excited to announce the development of a new Awareness Card. This card is designed to inform healthcare professionals that patients may have additional needs or require extra support to enhance their experience when attending the hospital.

This Share for Better Care Week, take three minutes to share your experience of health and social care.

Healthwatch have a legal power to visit health and social care services and see them in action. This power to Enter and View services offers a way for Healthwatch Warrington to meet some of their statutory functions and allows them to identify what is working well with services and where they could be improved

Every year Healthwatch Warrington publishes a Priority Listening Survey. This survey helps to inform our key strategic priority areas of focus for the year ahead and ensures that local residents and key stakeholders are fully involved in decision-making.

‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch, aims to help address health inequalities across England.

Win one of three vouchers worth up to £500 with our photography competition!

We are launching a photography competition, where the lucky winners will have their photos featured on a brand new website, launching in March.

Partners across Warrington are currently developing a brand-new health and wellbeing directory website, Living Well Online. The new website is set to go live in March 2025.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent organisation that provides guidance on health and social care in England and Wales.

As Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2025 gets underway, women across Cheshire and Merseyside are being encouraged to download a new free NHS app to help them find trusted health information.

Pharmacists and GPs across Cheshire and Merseyside are urging people to only order the medication they need from their repeat prescriptions.

As the autumn half term approaches, the NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside are sharing guidance for parents and carers on common winter illnesses that often start circulating at this time of year.