How you can get involved
Healthwatch is your health and social care champion in Herefordshire. The mission of our engagement team is to connect with individuals and communities to hear your lived experiences and gather your opinions, suggestions, experiences and ideas on health and social care services. We are currently working on a number of interesting projects, which are listed below and we would love to hear from you.
If you would like us to visit your group or organisation, please do get in touch.
Understanding Loneliness, Your Voice Matters
Loneliness isn’t just about being alone. It’s about feeling disconnected, isolated, or misunderstood, even when you’re surrounded by people. Everyone experiences it differently and that’s why we’re here – to listen to your story, no matter what it looks like. We want to help people talk about their experiences, connect with others and most importantly break the silence around loneliness. How you can get involved:
- Share you story – we’re interested in hearing about your personal experiences or observations on loneliness.
- Help spread awareness – if you know others who may want to contribute, please pass along this invitation.
- Stay informed – even if you’re unable to participate directly, join our mailing list or follow us online to receive updates about the project.
Whether you have faced it first-hand or have insights into its impacts, your voice matters. By participating you’ll help us shine a light on this important topic and contribute to solutions that support those who feel isolated. Contact us on 01432 277044 or email info@healthwatchherefordshire.co.uk
Be Healthy, Be Happy
Healthwatch is now working with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community to address health inequalities. Our new project 'Be Healthy, Be Happy' looks to understand the barriers to accessing health services and work towards improving health outcomes.
If you are working with or know of any GRT families who would like to speak with our Engagement Officer and who need support to access GP care, take up screening or require signposting to health and social care services please get in touch. Contact us on 01432 277044. For more information and to watch our film, click here.
Childhood Vaccination & Immunisations
We're currently working on a project to gather parents' views on childhood vaccination and immunisations and to understand any barriers or reasons for hesitancy in this regard. We would like to hear your experiences, views and opinions.
Contact us on 01432 277044 or alternatively you can email us.
Herefordshire Community Partnership
On September 8th 2021, Healthwatch established and launched the Herefordshire Community Partnership. We continue to hold events every 2 months alongside hvoss and Talk Community. Events are vibrant forum for the public, health and care services, and voluntary and community sector organisations to work in partnership.
