News and reports

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, it's been estimated that across the UK there are 13.5 million unpaid carers. Many people are unaware of their rights as a carer and, as a result, are not accessing the help and support they are entitled to.

Working with National Voices, Traverse, and PPL, Healthwatch England have put together some tips on how to get the most out of the virtual health and care appointments both for patients and health and care professionals.

Take a look at what the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice.

Below are the minutes and presentations from Healthwatch Salford's 2019 Annual General Meeting.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 there have been many changes to our lives. To help us understand the impact of this, we have launched an anonymous survey gathering information about your experiences. Here is the report for Octobers survey responses.

Below you can download the minutes from the Board Meeting held on the 9th September 2020.

We are pleased to announce that Healthwatch Salford will be working with the National Centre for Diversity in our continued journey to develop a diverse and inclusive workplace for all our people.

Please find via the download link below a copy of the Members Notice for this years AGM.

Healthwatch Salford has been nominated for a prestigious national award for Silent Voices which has shown how working in partnership with Salford CCG and local Deaf British Sign Language users can help improve communication.

People are increasingly turning to online tools to help take greater control of their own health and care.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), there have been many changes to our lives. To help us understand the impact of this, we have launched an anonymous survey gathering information about your experiences.

People in Salford will get the chance to learn what it is like to be on the frontline during a pandemic at a new free online event.