News and reports

Read our 2 reports on Access to GPs in Bolton

Bolton Safeguarding Adults Board are committed to continuous improvement, learning from experience, and enabling adults at risk of neglect and abuse to have a voice.

The Smears Means Years project has continued to be rolled out across Bolton, bringing life-saving cervical cancer screening opportunities into communities

Our annual report for 2022-23 is now available

Access to NHS Dentistry is problematic in Bolton and is affecting the health and wellbeing of people unable to access good dental care

The Care Act 2014, makes a safeguarding adults board a statutory requirement. 

This report contains feedback from the public about preferences for primary care extended provision in Bolton

We explored the issues of loneliness and isolation amongst our many unpaid carers in the Bolton community.

We have been working with Bolton GP Federation and Answer Cancer to bring cervical screening into communities in Bolton starting in Rumworth. The project aims to encourage people particularly from ethnically diverse backgrounds to have a smear test.

The Greater Manchester Healthwatch Strategy on a page sets out how the 10 Healthwatch in Greater Manchester will work together and work closely with the new Integrated Care System

Have a read of our latest annual report for 2021-22- Championing What Matters to You

Earlier this year we asked people to tell us about their experience of waiting for hospital treatment. Covid 19 has placed a huge strain on the NHS and social care and has created a backlog of patients needing treatment at a hospital.