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As part of our 'Your Care, Your Way' campaign, Healthwatch England set out five headline recommendations to help health and care services ensure that people who have communication needs are given their healthcare information in the way they need it.

Take a look at the papers for our meeting on 3 March 2022

Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change.

The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide National Health Service (NHS) or adult social care. Here’s some key information about the accessible communications you should expect from services.

Your feedback really does make a difference: recently published NHS England Elective Recovery Plan has been influenced by our findings and recommendations

Download papers for our January 2022 Public Board Meeting

Take a look at the documents for our meeting on 10 February 2022

Healthwatch Cornwall are carrying out an important project into the impacts of covid on people in Cornwall

Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation and it’s nearly here! Taking place on Thursday 3 February, it’s the day that friends, families, communities, and workplaces come together to talk, listen and change lives.

Download papers for our October 2021 Public Board Meeting

Are you a carer with recent experience of hospital discharge? If so, we would really like to speak with you.

Local health champion shortlisted for their work to understand and improve access to mental health support in Cornwall