Has your child recently used the School and College Health Nurses Service? Healthwatch Oxfordshire want to hear from you what it was like by leaving a short anonymous review in our Feedback Centre and play a part in improving services: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/services/sch...

Today we are be attending #Oxford Older People’s Day, celebrating UN #InternationalDayofOlderPeople Come and talk to us until 3pm at our stall at Oxford Town Hall and tell us about your health and care issues. oxford50plusnetwork1.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/o...

Save the date for our next online open forum, Wednesday 19th November from 7pm-8pm. Have you got a health and care issue you'd like to share with us? Or would you like to find out more about the work of Healthwatch Oxfordshire? Everyone welcome to join us, more details to follow!

Jaz with Clare Woodcock, Projects Officer (OCVA), at this morning's #Bicester Together networking event (Kingsmere Community Centre).

Amier and Katharine have made an Enter and View visit to the Breast Screening Unit at the Churchill Hospital today. You can find our reports for previous Enter and View visits on the Healthwatch Oxfordshire website: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/our-work/ent...

Have you recently had an experience as an inpatient or as an outpatient visitor at a local hospital? Healthwatch Oxfordshire want to hear your views. Please tell us what it was like, leaving a short, anonymous review in our Feedback Centre: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/services/?fi...

Save the date Tuesday 11th November from 1pm, for our latest public webinar, to learn more about local cancer care and support: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news-and-eve... Our webinars are free and open to all, giving you the chance to hear from speakers and ask questions. More details to follow.

Next week Jaz will be at the Older People's Day events to be held at Oxford Town Hall from 10am on Wednesday and Exeter Hall, Kidlington from 9am on Thursday. We hope to see some of you there, but if not, please get in touch if you have feedback to share or a question to ask!

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Tonight Vicky will be attending Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Annual Public Meeting and Members Meeting from 5pm. If you're there please look out for our stall and say hello!

Oxfordshire Health & Wellbeing Board will meet TODAY Thursday 25th Sept from 2pm. To read the Healthwatch Oxfordshire report for this meeting see: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news/oxfords... For details of the agenda and how to watch the meeting visit: mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

Jaz is attending Bicester Older People's Day today, which runs until 1pm at Bicester East Community Centre. She will be asking for people's experiences of local health and care services. Please say hello if you are passing. If you miss us, you can always get in touch online or by phone.

Thanks to all who came and contributed to last week's webinar about the new 10 Year Health Plan for England. If you missed it, the recording and slides are now available: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news-and-eve... Save the date, 11th November for our next webinar, on local cancer care and support.

Have you, or someone you help look after, used mental health services recently? We would love to hear about your experiences - whether it's about Talking Therapies, support from a local charity, a hospital stay or visiting a Mental Health hub. Please contact us by phone or email to share your story.

On Wednesday 1st October we will be attending #Oxford Older People’s Day, celebrating UN #InternationalDayofOlderPeople Come and talk to us at our stall and tell us about your health and care issues. Find out more here: oxford50plusnetwork1.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/o...

Tell us about your experiences of health and care services in #Oxfordshire. Give us a call on 01865 520520 any time from 9.30am to 4pm and one of our friendly team will be happy to help! If you prefer, use the contact section of our website. #yourvoicecounts

Local authorities are required to invite all adults aged 40-74 without a long-term condition for an NHS health check every 5 years. Our research, published today, shows that many men are missed - https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/blog/2025-09-18/time-get-serious-about-mens-nhs-health-checks

Have you recently had a GP appointment? Tell us about how your experience went (good and bad). It only takes a few minutes and your feedback can help shape services in #Oxfordshire. #yourvoicecounts Share your views here: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/services/?fi...

Today we are visiting the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, Oxford to chat to people there. Come and see us until 1pm, and if you miss us, you can contact us via the Healthwatch Oxfordshire website: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk #YourVoiceCounts

Tonight Vicky will be attending Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) Annual Public Meeting and Members Meeting from 5.30pm. If you're there please look out for us and say hello!

Thanks to all who came and contributed to yesterday's webinar about the new 10 Year Health Plan for England. If you missed it, the recording and slides are now available: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news-and-eve... Save the date, 11th November for our next webinar, on local cancer care and support.

In May 2025, we hosted our quarterly open forum in #Didcot. We talked to people on the street in the town centre and Great Western Park, to hear from local residents about their experiences of health and care services. Here’s a summary of what we heard: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news/your-vi...

We’ve launched two new investigations: ➡️Mental Health Crisis: Care of patients in emergency departments ➡️Mental Health Crisis: Ambulance service response via NHS 111 and 999 Find out more and get involved: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe... #PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare #MentalHealth

TODAY join us via Zoom from 1pm, for our latest webinar, to learn more about the 10 Year Health Plan for England: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news-and-eve... You will have the chance to hear from speakers (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board), and ask questions.

Every three months we produce a summary report of our recent work and examples of how this is making a difference. Here is our latest Activity and Achievements report, which covers from April to June 2025: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/impact/activ...

We will be hosting or attending a range of events this week. If you don't catch us at one of these, and have feedback to share, please get in touch any time with your views as always through the Healthwatch Oxfordshire website: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/have-your-say/

At a time when patient trust in the NHS is sadly at an all-time low, instead of dismantling independence, we believe the government should be strengthening it to ensure that patients have a stronger voice. Read more: buff.ly/Qor1IAN #SaveYourVoice #HealthwatchMatters #IndependentVoice #Healthwatch

Join us next Tuesday 16th September from 1pm, for our latest webinar, to learn more about the 10 Year Health Plan for England: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news-and-eve... Our webinar will give you the chance to hear from speakers, and to ask questions about the changes ahead.

Have you recently had a recent experience using Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in #Oxfordshire? We want to hear your views. Please tell us what it was like, leaving a short, anonymous review in our Feedback Centre: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/services/?fi...

Out now! The Healthwatch #Oxfordshire news brief contains all of our latest health and social care news sent straight to your inbox. Read the latest issue or sign up on our website : healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news-and-eve...

This time next week we will be visiting The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) from 10am-1pm to speak to people about their experiences of care. Come and speak to us if you're passing, or share your feedback in the Healthwatch #Oxfordshire Feedback Centre: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/services/?fi...

Read a summary of Healthwatch Oxfordshire's recent work in our report to Oxfordshire's Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny meeting which meets at 10am today, Thursday 11th September. View the report, the agenda and a link to watch the meeting online here: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news/oxfords...

For most of today we will be in #bicester to ask people about their health and care experiences. Find us out and about in the Market Square til noon, and then all are welcome to join our Open Forum at The Garth, Launton Road from 1pm. More details here: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news/come-to...

All welcome, and you can submit your questions in advance.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have published their Adult Inpatient Survey looking at the experiences of people who stayed at least one night in hospital as an inpatient. It shows some areas of improvement when compared to those from 2023. www.cqc.org.uk/publications...

Amier and Jaz have made an Enter and View visit to The Children's ward at the Horton Hospital today (pictured with staff). You can find our reports for previous Enter and View visits on the Healthwatch Oxfordshire website: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/our-work/ent...

Patients often share positive experiences for cancer services, but people told us about delays getting a referral, GP's not listening to concerns about cancer symptoms and long delays for scans and test results. Find out more about people's experiences- https://bit.ly/486fDPY

Tomorrow, 12.30pm We're questioning the Chief Executive and other representatives of @NHSEngland on the abolition of NHS England and reforms to Integrated Care Boards.

Need help finding the right health or social care support? We know the health and care system can be confusing. That's why we offer a signposting service, helping you find the right person place or organisation. Please contact us by email,or by phone during office hours.

Carol will be at Abingdon Healthfest tomorrow (Saturday 6th) with a stall at Abingdon Market from 10am-2pm. Do come and find our Healthwatch #Oxfordshire stall to tell us about health and care in and around Abingdon!: www.healthyabingdon.org.uk/healthfest20...

Have you, or someone you help look after, used mental health services recently? We would love to hear about your experiences - whether it's about Talking Therapies, support from a local charity, a hospital stay or visiting a Mental Health hub. Please contact us by phone or email to share your story.

One week to go until our Open Forum at the Garth, Launton Road, Bicester, Weds 10th September at 1pm. Have your say and find out more about our work. We will also be out and about in #bicester to ask people about their health and care experiences. More: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news/come-to...

Millions of people live with chronic pain. They told us they face long waits, admin failures and poor communication. Find out how support for patients living with chronic pain should be improved - https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/blog/2025-09-03/why-support-patients-chronic-pain-must-be-improved

Our website has a wealth of useful information, including details of local health and care services and organisations. We have recently updated these pages to include additional categories which we hope will make it easier to find exactly what you need : healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/information-...

Remember to join us via Zoom on Tuesday 16th September from 1pm, for our latest webinar, to learn more about the 10 Year Health Plan for England: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news-and-eve... Our webinar will give you the chance to hear from the speakers, and to ask questions about the changes ahead.

Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services. www.healthwatch.co.uk/advice-and-i...

A national petition calls for the government to keep an independent voice on health and social care for the public. If this matters to you sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Got a question about health and care services in #Oxfordshire? Give us a call on 01865 520520 any time from 9.30am to 4pm and one of our friendly team will be happy to help! If you prefer, use the contact section of our website. #yourvoicecounts

This September, why not join us for one or more of the following events: From our open forum in Bicester on 10th to our webinar on the 10 Year Plan for Health in England on the 16th and then on the 18th outreach at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC). Please visit our website for more details!

Out now! The Healthwatch Oxfordshire news brief contains all of our latest health and social care news sent straight to your inbox. Read the latest issue or sign up on our website : healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/news-and-eve...