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On the morning of Thursday 10th October 2024 Healthwatch Worcestershire is holding its Annual Conference as a Public Board meeting. This will be the first Public Board Meeting we have held in person since we moved to holding our Public Board meetings online at the beginning of the Covid epidemic.

To see our packed agenda, please click on the links below

We spoke with 55 people with vision impairment and also representative organisations: Sight Concern Worcestershire, Macular Society and Worcestershire Sight Loss Council about their experience of NHS and social care services.

As a County with a higher than average older population the challenge which dementia presents for the individual, their carers, our communities and for the health and care system locally is set to increase.

Through this work we have heard of both the positive aspects of care and support provided to people living with dementia and their loved ones and also some of the struggles and issues encountered.

Our latest annual report highlights our impact on health and social care services in Worcestershire over the past 12 months.

Our complaints guides give you the information and contact details that you need to make a complaint about publicly funded health and social care services in Worcestershire.

Sometimes health and social care services use abbreviations, words and phrases that many of us find difficult to understand.

If you are looking for social care in Worcestershire and don't know where to start, these organisations listed below may be able to help.

Key Worcestershire organisations offering support for mental health and wellbeing.

Find out where to go for information about GP surgeries, Dentists, Opticians, Pharmacies, Accident & Emergency, Urgent Care and other NHS services in Worcestershire.

You will find the associated documents for our Quality Summit below

The aim of the project was to hear young people’s views on their own physical health and their emotional wellbeing. It sought to understand where they looked for information about health and wellbeing both online and in person, and if there were any topics that they felt they did not have enough information on. It gave the young people an opportunity to feedback on their experiences of accessing emotional wellbeing/mental health support services.

You will find the minutes and associated documents for this public board meeting below