News and reports

Healthwatch Warrington would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Social Care & Enter & View Lead Lisa Fidler

We hold regular meetings with our Committee in public where we discuss what we've been hearing from the public as well as our organisational direction and progress on projects.

A joint report by Healthwatch Warrington and Healthwatch Halton has called for improvements when patients are discharged from hospital.

A joint report by Healthwatch Halton and Healthwatch Warrington has called for improvements when patients are discharged from hospital.

The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat some common conditions with prescription-only medicines, without you visiting your GP. Find out everything you need to know.

Healthwatch Warrington is proud to announce we have published our Annual Report 2023/24, containing highlights from the past year and details of the year ahead.

Each year, Healthwatch Warrington produces an annual report to showcase our achievements over the year and demonstrate how we have been working to improve health and social care services in Warrington.

Warrington Disability Partnership, the organisers of the UK’s and possibly, the worlds, largest voluntary led pan disability exhibition are finalising the plans for this year’s 33rd annual event that will be the finale of a week of seven complementary events.

The Warrington Palliative Virtual Ward pilot commenced in April 2022 and was the first national community Palliative Virtual Ward. This programme was aligned with NHS England’s national ambition for Integrated Care Systems to work towards the comprehensive development of virtual ward beds.

Norman Holding has been appointed as the interim Chair of the Healthwatch Warrington Independent Strategic Advisory Board. The news follows the recent departure of Pat McLaren who resigned at the end of May.

Talking Points are for Warrington residents to access face-to-face information and guidance about the issues that matter to them. Talking Points are designed to be easily accessible within the community, with sessions now established in Birchwood, Penketh, the town centre and Latchford.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals Trust has introduced a new system that allows patients to access their hospital outpatient appointments online, via the NHS App.