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Healthwatch Warwickshire Annual Report

Meeting: 07/09/2022 - Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 6)

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The Health and Wellbeing Board is asked to consider the annual report of Healthwatch Warwickshire.

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Minutes:

Liz Hancock (Chair) and Chris Bain (Chief Executive) of Healthwatch Warwickshire (HWW) presented its annual report for 2021/22. The annual report had been published in June 2022 and had been circulated widely.

 

It reported on service delivery in 2021/22, including a full range of services to the public. HWW had published ten reports relating to the improvements people would like to see to health and social care services. These were available on HWW’s website. In terms of future priorities, HWW would further develop its work to find out more about the lived experiences of people needing or using health and social care services. It planned to ensure that the lived experiences of seldom heard people and communities were properly considered. HWW would continue to engage positively with the Integrated Care System (ICS) at all levels to ensure that the voice of patients continued to be heard. It was already working proactively with various parts of the ICS. Similarly, it worked with colleagues in Healthwatch Coventry to ensure there was an effective service across the whole system. HWW was extending the focus of existing projects and developing new projects too. The accompanying presentation expanded on the key messages with Liz Hancock providing an overview and Chris Bain taking the Board through the detail of the annual report.

 

Councillor Falp commented that this agenda had included a lot of high-level strategic topics. This presentation showed how such strategies affected people and it was important for the Board to consider both aspects. The Chair agreed on the importance of hearing lived experience.

 

Resolved

That the Board notes the Healthwatch Warwickshire Annual Report.