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Over the past 18 months Healthwatch Isle of Wight has received increasing amounts of feedback relating to long waiting times and difficulties in accessing GP appointments.

Healthwatch is an independent consumer champion for health and social care services. We welcome the fact that the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group has put their draft Primary Care Strategy out for public consultation.

Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

Sustainability and Transformation Plans are being developed across the country to integrate local health and social care services and identify better ways of working.

When 'Quality of Care' was identified as a priority workplan topic, targeted engagement work began and this along with an analysis of our feedback identified several themes and trends that informed our work.

Last year Healthwatch Isle of Wight undertook visits to 46 local services.

As part of Healthwatch Isle of Wights complaints workplan, Enter and View visits to St Marys Hospital were carried out during February and March 2015.

Our new report on cancer services highlights issues with travel, support and coordination alongside praise

Healthwatch Isle of Wight carried out a survey about the experiences of people who had used cancer services over the previous two years. The survey took place in December 2015 and 220 people participated.

When Community Mental Health was identified as a Healthwatch Isle of Wight workplan topic, targeted engagement work began. This took place, to find out more about people's experience of mental health services.

In June 2015 Healthwatch Isle of Wight held an engagement event jointly with the Isle of Wight Recovery Partnership.

Healthwatch Isle of Wight have been working with Carers IW to identify and improve the support that is offered to unpaid carers on the Isle of Wight. This was a priority area chosen by the public during a prioritisation consultation.