News and reports

Read our response to the the King's Fund's report, "The future of patient voice: Learning from the Healthwatch model."

Are you a member of the Armed Forces Community in Salford, or do you run a group supporting this community in Salford?
Have you needed support from the Council to live independently following an illness or as a result of a mental or physical disability?
(i.e., accessing Salford Adult Social Care for help such as Home Care, Equipment Services, Reablement services.)
If the answer is yes, we would like to talk to you about your experiences.

Silent Voices is a long-standing engagement initiative that has been hosted by Healthwatch Salford since 2019.
The project brought together d/Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users on a bi-monthly basis to identify and address key issues affecting their experiences with health and care services.

On No Smoking Day 2026, we are following up on the first 4 recommendations from our Vape Debate report, which was published in June 2025 to coincide with the Government’s Bill banning disposable vapes. Vapes are frequently used as a strategy for adults to quit smoking, but too often, children and young people are starting vaping at a young age, becoming addicted to nicotine, and then considering moving on to smoking.

This update looks at the recommendations which came out of the S.A.M report in May 2024 and the actions that have been taken since then.

Children's Mental Health Week is an annual mental health awareness week launched by children's mental health charity, Place2Be. The week exists to empower, equip and give a voice to all children and young people in the UK.

Below are our Part One board papers for our Board Meeting on Tuesday the 13th of January.

We are thrilled with this tremendous achievement which reflects all our hard work and determination on embedding FREDIE across our organisation.

World AIDS Day is held every year on 1 December, and is a time to remember those we have lost to HIV. The red ribbon is the international symbol for HIV awareness and support for people living with HIV.

Below are the papers for our 2025 AGM on Tuesday the 25th of November.

Healthwatch in Greater Manchester have launched an important new project lead by Healthwatch Bury to improve support for men living with or affected by prostate cancer.

One in four people in the UK has a mental health condition. With everything going on in our daily lives, awareness of our mental health and how to care for ourselves or others is essential.