1. Unpaid Carers Report 'Paying the Price' 2016

    Report -

    This report sought to find out whether the challenge of meeting the needs of carers is being met on the Isle of Wight and to understand more about the experiences of carers and how their role impacts on lives on a day to day basis.

  2. Pharmacy Report 2016

    Report -

    In 2015 it was decided to look in detail at feedback received on local pharmacy services, and to undertake a survey to generate further feedback.

  3. Healthwatch Isle of Wight and Carers IW working together to improve local support for unpaid carers

    News -

    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.

  4. Adult Mental Health in the Community Update Report 2015

    Report -

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

  5. Adult Mental Health Update

    News -

    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.

  6. Cancer services for Isle of Wight Residents: Experiences of Patients and Families 2016

    Report -

    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.

  7. What are people's experiences of cancer services?

    News -

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

  8. Enter and View - IW NHS Trust Complaints Accessibility 2015

    Report -

    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.

  9. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2015/16

    Report -

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

  10. Home from Home: A Healthwatch Isle of Wight Report on Quality of Care within Residential Care and Nursing Homes on the Isle of Wight 2016

    Report -

    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.

  11. Hampshire and Isle of Wight STP - Healthwatch Isle of Wight Response

    Response -

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

  12. 10 top tips to get the most out of your dental appointment

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  13. Primary Care Draft Strategy for Consultation: November 2016 - Healthwatch Isle of Wight Response

    Response -

    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.

  14. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2019/20

    Report -

    2019-2020 was a challenging year in many ways. It was a year of consolidation and developing new priorities based upon what you were telling us, details of which are contained in this report.

  15. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2020/21

    Report -

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this has been a difficult year for everyone including Healthwatch and our staff and volunteers.

  16. Suicide prevention and related mental health provision on the Isle of Wight - December 2020

    Report -

    In 2019, a number of people who had been affected by suicide,
    contacted Healthwatch Isle of Wight. We spoke to people who had
    attempted to take their own life and their families and also to the families of people who had taken their own life.

  17. NHS Dental Services on the Isle of Wight

    Report -

    NHS dental services have been in the spotlight for a number of years throughout England and have recently received a lot of negative feedback. The main area of concern for people is a lack of access.

  18. Covid-19 one year on report

    Report -

    In the period 1st April 2020 – 31st March 2021, Healthwatch Isle of Wight received 1415 pieces of feedback regarding Health and Social care, directly linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  19. Join the Mental Health and Wellbeing Conversation

    News -

    An Island-wide 'listening tour' gets underway this month encouraging people to talk about their mental health and wellbeing during the past 18 months.

  20. Share your experience of accessing support from your GP practice

    News -

    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.