News and reports

The Healthwatch in Greater Manchester Network is aware of the BBC Panorama allegations regarding standards of care at the Edenfield Medium Secure Unit which is part of The Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

We wanted to update you about Monkeypox vaccination and isolation in the local and national media

Find out where you can go to get a dentist appointment in Bolton, where to go for urgent dental care, how to make a complaint and how to share your experience.

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.

Governance - Trustee Board Minutes 2022/23

Lack of access to NHS dentistry has exploded as an issue for people over the last 18 months. We’ve heard from people up and down the country desperate to access the care they need.

The Covid 19 pandemic has changed the way people can access their heath and care. Find out what people had to say about their GP and how things can be improved in our latest report

Governance - Trustee Board Minutes - 6th December 2021