1. Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

    News -

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

  2. BLMK NHS Long Term Plan

    News -

    What changes do people want to make to local services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes?

  3. Vulnerable patients often denied GP registration, Doctors of the World report finds

    News -

    GP practices regularly turn away vulnerable patients who have a right to register with them, research by a leading medical charity shows.

  4. Why getting personal is important when it comes to health and care

    News -

    Read a summary of Healthwatch England's latest research to find out why personalised care is important.

  5. National Cancer Patient Experience Survey

    News -

    Feedback from people who have experienced cancer care and treatment is a vital part of improving services.

  6. Clinical Comissioning Group: Your Experience of Healthcare during the Coronavirus Pandemic

    News -

    Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group would like to understand and hear your experiences of the healthcare services you have experienced during the coronavirus pandemic.

  7. Healthwatch Milton Keynes Annual Report 2019-20

    News -

    Welcome to our 2019/20 Annual Report. Every Healthwatch publishes their annual report on 30th June each year.

  8. More GP appointments to be offered face-to-face to those who need it

    News -

    NHS England has issued new guidance to GP practices across the country on facilitating more face-to-face appointments for patients.

  9. Focus on NHS Admin is needed to improve people’s experiences of care

    News -

    In partnership with Healthwatch England and National Voices, new findings from The King's Fund highlight the critical role of administration in how people experience care.

  10. Locked out: Digitally excluded people’s experiences of remote GP appointments

    News -

    The move to more digitally-led healthcare has worked well for some but excluded others over the past year. Our report explores how people have been excluded and what needs to happen to get the care they need.

  11. New patient info leaflets for NHS services in Milton Keynes

    News -

    Want to understand more about the NHS services available to you in Milton Keynes? These two patient information leaflets are a great place to start.

  12. Blood test equipment: how the shortage may affect you

    News -

    There is currently a global shortage of vials used for blood tests - and the NHS in England and Wales is advising of disruption to blood testing.

  13. Have you taken part in MK's More Life weight management programme?

    News -

    If you have, then More-Life and the Open University would like to hear your feedback.

  14. Read our Annual Report 2021-22

    News -

    We're excited to share with you our Annual Report 2021-22.

  15. Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to improve health care

    News -

    This anniversary marks 10 years of Healthwatch. To mark this milestone, we're celebrating the contribution that you have made in improving health and care services in Milton Keynes.

  16. Improving your journey through health and social care services in MK

    News -

    We're working with the Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership on a project to improve how patients experience moving through different health and care services.

  17. Do you live in Bletchley? We need your help!

    News -

    We're supporting the Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership with a project to develop services in local neighbourhoods across Milton Keynes that help us to live a longer, healthier life.

  18. Faster progress needed to tackle barriers to care

    News -

    New HWE research shows that in the past year, access to primary care is the main concern for patients across England.

  19. Recommendations from Healthwatch report, "The public's perspective"

    News -

    Healthwatch England have set out recommendations for NHS decision makers across ten key areas, in their report, 'The public’s perspective: The state of health and social care'.

  20. The Great Big MK GP survey - it's back

    News -

    Have you seen your GP, or tried to make an appointment, in the last 12 months? If so, we'd like to hear about it.

  21. Merger of Watling Vale, Hilltops and Stony Stratford medical centre.

    News -

    These three local GP practices will merge from 1 July to become Watling Street Practice.

  22. Frailty

    News -

    Lesley Bell, member of the Healthwatch Advisory Panel, shares her views on frailty, and what we can do to reduce it.

  23. How could services be better for Carers?

    News -

    We heard from 29 Carers about the top three changes to services in Milton Keynes that would have a positive impact on their caring role.

  24. Call for people aged 70 and over to contact NHS for a COVID jab

    News -

    People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID and who would like to be are today being asked to contact the NHS to arrange a jab.

  25. Children are being asked to share their hopes for a post-Covid.

    News -

    Children are being asked to share their hopes for a post-Covid world in the Big Ask survey. 

  26. Changes to social care: what does it mean for me?

    News -

    Find out what's in the Government's new social care plan and what it means for future care.

  27. Statement from CQC on visiting care homes

    News -

    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have responded to concerns that some care homes are not properly following COVID visiting guidelines.

  28. Jake's story: falling through the gaps

    News -

    People often come to us when they are experiencing difficulties in accessing complex care pathways and need some help to navigate them. We heard from the mum of a young man with autism. Jake’s* autism means he has extreme hypersensitivity to pain.

  29. More than half of people with chronic and long-term conditions not asked to feed back about their care

    News -

    Latest findings from Healthwatch England show that people with chronic and long-term health conditions often miss out on giving their feedback about care.

  30. Accessing health and care services when you live alone

    News -

    We explore the three main challenges people face accessing health and care services when they live alone with limited or no support.

  31. Developing health and care services for Bletchley: your views

    News -

    In August, we supported the Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership with a project to develop health and wellbeing services in ‘neighbourhoods’ across Milton Keynes that help us to live longer, healthier lives.

  32. Safer medication records for at-home patients

    News -

    We’re collaborating with local partners to reduce the risk of medication errors for patients receiving at-home care from family or official carers.