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Holiday Opening Hours 2025
If you are looking to share your stories and experiences of local health and social care services with us over Christmas, keep in mind our opening hours and other ways to get in touch.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council to review and modernise local reablement services
Stoke-on-Trent City Council are working with NHS colleagues to review and modernise local reablement services in 2024. As a result we would like to talk to people who have used the City Council’s Enablement service or the Home First Service provided by…
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Who Cares for the Carers?
Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent is the city’s independent health and social care champion. We are here to listen to the experiences of local people using local health and care services and about the issues that matter to the people of Stoke-on-Trent.
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Third of people in England lack confidence they can access critical NHS services
Healthwatch England has warned that people need more confidence that the NHS can provide timely care as the winter period approaches. A third of adults in England lack confidence that they can access timely care, including GP services, mental health…
The patient champion commissioned a representative survey of adults living in
England to understand public confidence in accessing essential…
England to understand public confidence in accessing essential…
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Tell us about: CAMHS ASD & ADHD assessments
Parents of Stoke-on-Trent shared the various challenges they have faced throughout the CAMHS ASD & ADHD assessment processes.
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Tell us about: Accessing adult's mental health services
We found that 'access' was one of the key themes in the feedback we received on mental health services through our listening survey.
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Tell us about: Availability of adult's ASD & ADHD support
Through our listening survey, you shared with us that there is limited ASD & ADHD support available for adult's post-diagnosis.
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Latest reports and publication
Independent Strategic Advisory Board (ISAB) meeting papers - 19 December 2025
Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent's Independent Strategic Advisory Board (ISAB) meeting papers including the agenda and minutes.
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Insight & Impact - November 2025
A monthly summary of intelligence received and our local activities.
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