News and reports

The Government has announced that they are abolishing the Healthwatch network, which means Healthwatch Milton Keynes will be closing.

This is our full response to the Government's plans to close Healthwatch, including Healthwatch Milton Keynes.

We're excited to share with you our Annual Report for 2024-25, where we showcase how we've made an impact on healthcare services in Milton Keynes.

If you are struggling with your mental health, or someone you know is, please don't suffer in silence. Help is available in Milton Keynes.

We carried out an Enter and View visit of the Parklands Nursing Home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

Trying to find a dentist in Milton Keynes? Read our advice on how to go about it, and what to do if you have a dental emergency.

Women in Milton Keynes should benefit from measures to improve cervical screening experiences. Booking screening should be easier, and lower-risk people will attend fewer appointments.

We carried out an Enter and View visit of the Willows care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

Choose You is a free weight loss and smoking cessation service for people in Milton Keynes. It also offers support for mental wellbeing, sexual health, and drugs and alcohol. The service is a collaboration between three councils: Milton Keynes City Council, Bedford Borough Council, and Central Bedfordshire Council.

This information is for trans (transgender) and non-binary people in England. It tells you about the adult NHS screening programmes that are available in England and explains who is invited for screening.

We carried out an Enter and View visit of Highclere Care Home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

We created a Patient Participation Group (PPG) Toolkit, in collaboration with Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire. The toolkit acts as a detailed resource for setting up, managing, and enhancing PPGs within GP practices across Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes (BLMK).