News and reports

For our quarter three project theme, we will be looking at the ways in which health and care services communicate with the public and vice versa.
We will be running several micro projects across this theme, culminating in a communication report which will be published early in the new year.

A breakdown in communication is often the pivotal point where patient and service user experience turns negative and can sometimes escalate into avoidable conflict. Since Healthwatch began, the perceived attitudes of staff have been a constant source of complaint, often exacerbated by negative media coverage, but we know that this is only one side of the story.

World Menopause Day is held every year on 18 October during World Menopause Month, to raise awareness of the menopause and highlight the support options available for those experiencing it.

The Healthwatch in Greater Manchester network publishes its Annual Report for 2023-2024.

Age UK Salford and Age UK Trafford are pleased to announce their forthcoming merger, which takes effect from 31st March 2025. The union marks the beginning of a new phase in enhancing and expanding the services available to older people across the two boroughs and is a significant development in the provision of support for older people in the region.

This course is free for Salford residents who are:
• living with health conditions like chronic pain, illness, stress or anxiety
• looking to return to work, training or volunteering

Organ Donation Week runs from 23 to 29 September this year.

Every September, throughout Know Your Numbers Week, blood pressure checks are taken by thousands to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Know Your Numbers! Week reaches those who have high blood pressure and don’t know it, so they can get the treatment and support they need to bring it under control.

Salford has more people with sexual infections and young girls getting pregnant than many other parts of England. More women in Salford are choosing to end their pregnancies (27.7 out of every 1,000 women) than the average in England (20.7 out of every 1,000 women). Also, fewer women in Salford are using a type of birth control that lasts a long time (28.7 out of every 1,000 women) compared to the average in England (44.1 out of every 1,000 women).

The feedback and experiences you share with us about health and social care in Salford help shape the work that we do.

What are physician associates? Find out about their training and what kind of care they can provide.

Set every August for the first seven days of the month, World Breastfeeding Week aims to highlight the huge benefits that breastfeeding can bring to both the health and welfare of babies, as well as a wider push for maternal health, focusing on good nutrition, poverty reduction and food security.