News and reports

In these difficult times during the Covid 19 pandemic, we wanted to find out people’s views on coronavirus testing, the NHS Test and Trace service, being asked to self-isolate and about any COVID apps people may be using.

We spoke to Caroline*, 64, about her experience as a 'shielder' during the pandemic. Read her story.

As a community engagement volunteer you will be involved in lots of interesting and varied work. Helping support our staff at outreach events, meetings, open days etc. You will also assist in publicity and promotion of Healthwatch Bolton

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) date has been announced as 19th August at 11am using Zoom video conferencing technology.

Read our annual report for this year - detailing what we have been up to and how we have been making a difference in our community

We are looking to find out how the crisis is affecting people's day to day lives and how they are managing to cope through COVID-19.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our survey telling us how Covid 19 has been affecting your health and wellbeing. You also told us about some of the great things you have been doing that keeps you well.

Public Health, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Bolton NHS have put together a booklet to support you with advice on looking after your mental health and accessing services during lockdown and has plenty of tips on beating anxiety.

We carried out a survey of the public to find out what has affected people most during lockdown. We highlight what has had the biggest impact but also what has helped you stay mentally and physically healthy.

We ran a survey to find out how people were managing during lockdown. COVID-19 has affected everyone differently and we hoped to gain some insights into how people managed and what helped them cope.

Our volunteer Rosie Adamson-Clark talks about what shielding is really like - this is her story

Over 1500 people shared their views and experiences of cervical cancer screening. 200 cancer champions have been recruited and we have made recommendations on information, accessibilty, language and literature. The full report will be available soon!