News and reports

19,714 people came to us for clear advice and information about topics such as mental health and the cost-of-living crisis.

A PPC could save you money if you pay for your NHS prescriptions.
The certificate covers all your NHS prescriptions for a set price. You will save money if you need more than 3 items in 3 months, or 11 items in 12 months.

Each June multiple awareness raising campaigns are running, some focused on specific weeks or days.

Our volunteers are our lifeblood. They help us with every aspect of Healthwatch from making decisions about our priorities, listening to patients and ensuring peoples' voices are heard.

Each May multiple awareness raising campaigns are running, some focused on specific weeks or days.

 

High blood pressure (which is also known as hypertension) rarely has noticeable symptoms; so if you have it, you’re unlikely to realise it.
But if untreated, it increases your risk of serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes.

So many of us put memory loss down to old age; but that’s not always true.

Here are some facts about ovarian cancer:

What is available on the NHS? What do you have to pay for? How much is it going to cost? These are some of the questions you have asked that we can answer.

At the end of last month, organised by both Healthwatch Kent & Healthwatch Medway, 200 guests came together to celebrate the best in health & social care.

The theme this month is about support during pregnancy and when caring for those under 5years old which you can download at the bottom of the page.

How do we make our decisions?