1. GP Appointments: Access and Location Report 2016

    Report -

    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.

  2. Healthwatch Isle of Wight GP appointments report findings: distinguishing fact from fiction

    News -

    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.

  3. Care at Home Report 2017

    Report -

    Care at home became part of Healthwatch Isle of Wight's workplan for 2016/17 after a review of feedback received and a period of public engagement.

  4. Quality of care at home services is not consistent

    News -

    Care at home services are an essential part of ensuring people can live safe and independent lives in their own home.

  5. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Response to IW NHS Trust inadequate CQC Rating

    Response -

    The Care Quality Commission has today published the results of their inspection of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust in November 2016. The trust has been rated as Inadequate overall.

  6. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2016/17

    Report -

    Over 450 people have received information, advice or signposting from Healthwatch Isle of Wight in the past year.

  7. Healthwatch Isle of Wight win 2 national awards

    News -

    Nominated against tough competition from across England in the 'Engagement in Service Improvement' category, we came out top for our work improving the quality of care in local nursing and residential care homes.

  8. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

    Advice and Information -

    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

  9. Healthwatch Isle of Wight revists IW NHS Trust complaints Procedures

    News -

    Back in 2015 we found that complaints procedures at the IW NHS Trust needed large scale improvements. This mirrored the findings of the Care Quality Commission in 2014.

  10. Enter and View - IW NHS Trust Complaints Revisits Report 2017

    Report -

    The Healthwatch Isle of Wight Enter and View panel undertook revisits to the hospital wards they previously visited in 2015. The IW NHS Trust had spent alot of time working on their complaints processes following the original visits.

  11. What should you expect from home care services?

    Advice and Information -

    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

  12. Childrens Diagnosis of Autism

    News -

    We have been contacted by numerous people with concerns about the future of Childrens Autism diagnostic services.

  13. Isle of Wight film to be shown at Royal Society of Medicine Conference

    News -

    An Isle of Wight film produced by Utility Films and Healthwatch Isle of Wight in collaboration with people with a learning disability will be presented at the Royal Society of Medicine Conference on the 20th November.

  14. Accident and Emergency Department Report 2017

    Report -

    Following the public consultation to determine Healthwatch Isle of Wight's workplan priorities, feedback received relating to the IW NHS Trust Accident and Emergency Department was analysed, four key themes were identified and a survey was undertaken

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.