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Have your say on accessing your GP practice
We’d like to understand your experience of contacting and using your GP practice since changes to the new NHS GP contract came into effect on 1 October 2025.
Your answers will help identify what’s working well and where improvements are…
Your answers will help identify what’s working well and where improvements are…
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Community Audiology (hearing loss) services - short survey
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight would like to understand your experiences and views on how we can improve our services.
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Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Prioritisation Survey 2025
Every year, Healthwatch Isle of Wight looks at a small number of health and social care services/topics in depth, highlighting people’s experiences of this service, looking at what is working well and what needs to be improved.
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Share your experience of accessing support from your GP practice
Healthwatch Isle of Wight is reaching out to Island communities to hear from people directly about their experiences of accessing primary care and would particularly like to hear about people’s recent experiences after June this year.
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GP Practices working together to offer more appointments
Do you need to see a healthcare professional but struggle to attend during the day?
Thanks to a government-led initiative in September 2017, a range of routine primary care appointments are now available most evenings during the week…
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Healthwatch Isle of Wight event attracts national interest
Our Empowering Engagement event that we hosted in March is the first of its kind on the Island.
It celebrated the achievement of the Empowering Engagement programme, a project delivered by Wessex Voices (an innovative partnership between NHS…
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Local voices needed to shape cancer services on the Isle of Wight
Healthwatch Isle of Wight has launched a new public engagement project in partnership with Wessex Cancer Alliance, to better understand the…
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Understanding Accessibility and Medical Travel Support with Red Funnel
Healthwatch Isle of Wight recently undertook a familiarisation visit with Red Funnel, travelling on the Red Jet and returning on the East Cowes car…
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Healthwatch Isle of Wight on Board with Wightlink
Our team recently went on a familiarisation trip aboard the St Clare ferry with Wightlink’s Sara Howden (Head of Customer Experience) and Sam…
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Latest reports and publication
Your NHS, Online: Insights from the Isle of Wight - March 8th 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced plans to create a new NHS online
Trust (hospital), which would provide some NHS services digitally, such as online appointments,
consultations, and support. The aim is to make it easier for people to access care and manage their health online.
Trust (hospital), which would provide some NHS services digitally, such as online appointments,
consultations, and support. The aim is to make it easier for people to access care and manage their health online.
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2026 Intelligence Reports
These reports are shared with local providers and commissioners of services so they can hear where things are working well, and take action when services need improving.
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