News and reports

New research indicates spike in emergency readmissions to hospital over the last year. Healthwatch England's report calls on NHS to fix the data gaps to help understand why.

In light of feedback from a number of patients registered with Wolverton Health Centre who contacted us with concerns about their experience of care, we carried out a review of patient experience and conducted an Enter and View visit to the practice.

Choosing a care home can be daunting so it's important to have the right information. Find out more about your rights and how to complain if you are not happy.

The purpose of this Enter and View programme was to engage with patients, their relatives or carers, to explore their experience of the care and treatment received during their stay at Windsor Intermediate Care Unit (WICU).

In light of a reported decline in the number of pregnant women in Milton Keynes taking up the flu vaccination, Healthwatch Milton Keynes created an online survey to capture recent mothers' experiences of the flu vaccination.

Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours.

Welcome to our Annual Report. Every Healthwatch publishes their annual report on 30th June each year.

In June 2018 Healthwatch Milton Keynes published our annual report for 2017/18. Please take a look at how we've worked with you as the public and patients over the last year to ensure your voice is heard across social care and health services.

Young carers are children and young people under the age of 18 who provide unpaid care for family members or friends who have a physical or mental illness, disability, or an addiction.

Following a competitive tendering process, on 3rd May 2018 the BID services was re-awarded the contract to provide a Sensory Support Service to adults and children living in the borough of Milton Keynes.

Through gathering patient feedback, we noticed a theme concerning access to NHS
dentistry in Milton Keynes.

We have had a number of people contacting us, through our website and in conversations, with concerns and observations about their ability to access GP appointments, either over the phone or using the online systems available.