As part of our outreach work, Healthwatch Wirral provide regular presentations and training sessions across the community and to health and social care providers. Sessions vary, some examples: We recently had a great session with the fantastic staff at Koala North West Talking about the importance of sharing feedback on all experiences of the NHS & […]
06 March 2024
Healthwatch Wirral are Proud Sponsors of Dolly’s Netball Club here on Wirral. We are committed to reaching out across our communities to listen to all residents on their experiences of NHS and Social Care. Championing women’s voices, making them heard & tackling health inequalities, taboos and stigmas matters. Ensuring women are listened to by healthcare […]
06 March 2024
Birkenhead-based Open Door Charity has won a major award for its creative and accessible mental health and wellbeing support for young people across the Wirral and Merseyside. Following a rigorous selection and assessment process, Open Door Charity was chosen from more than 500 organisations across the UK as one of the 10 winners of the 2024 […]
05 March 2024
Birkenhead-based charity the Wirral Multicultural Organisation has won a major national award for the support it provides to people from ethnic minority backgrounds across the Borough of Wirral. The award judges praised the services the charity has developed, including its help to overcome barriers in accessing health care. Following a rigorous selection and assessment process, […]
05 March 2024
Healthwatch Wirral have been advised that from 1st March 2024, CWP will be temporarily suspending acceptance of new referrals for adult autism assessments across Cheshire and Wirral for adults only. This is as a result of demand for assessments significantly exceeding commissioned capacity, resulting in high numbers of people waiting and lengthy waiting times for assessment. […]
04 March 2024
In an unknown location and lost? Use ‘What3words’, when it is hard to describe where you are in an emergency, you only need to read out three words given on the app for the call handler to know exactly where to find the incident. North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) and other emergency services have always […]
01 March 2024
