News and reports

Read our minutes from the Healthwatch Newcastle Committee Meeting on 20 November 2024.

Healthwatch Newcastle invites you to learn about the new NHS 10 Year Plan and have your say about the future of local services at Newcastle City Library.

Take part in the biggest public conversation about the future of the NHS, and have your say!

Healthwatch Newcastle will be closed for the winter bank holidays from 4pm on the Tuesday 24th of December until 10am on Thursday the 2nd of January.

We would like to wish everyone in Newcastle happy holidays from the Tell Us North and Healthwatch Newcastle team!

With the festive season fast approaching, we are encouraging patients across the region to order and collect their repeat prescriptions early to avoid potential holiday disruptions.

Today is White Ribbon Day, when men and boys are called upon to change cultures and end violence against women and girls.

Read our minutes from the Healthwatch Newcastle Committee Meeting on 18 September 2024.

The Government and NHS England are asking the public to share their ideas for the next big plan for the NHS by launching 'Change NHS', a consultation to help shape a 10-year recovery plan.

On the 19th of September we held our Annual Joint Meeting, shared between Healthwatch Newcastle and Healthwatch Gateshead. It was an opportunity sharing our recent achievements, our current activities and our plans for the future, as well as receive feedback and input from partner organisations and the general public.

We want to help improve crisis management services, which means how understanding people would respond to a crisis situation. Which service would you contact, and do you think they are effective? We want to know!

We are looking to gather experiences of those who have been discharged from Newcastle hospitals in the last 12 months on Pathways 1, 2 and 3.