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Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Prioritisation Survey 2025
Every year, Healthwatch Isle of Wight looks at a small number of health and social care services/topics in depth, highlighting people’s experiences of this service, looking at what is working well and what needs to be improved.
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Share your experience of accessing support from your GP practice
Healthwatch Isle of Wight is reaching out to Island communities to hear from people directly about their experiences of accessing primary care and would particularly like to hear about people’s recent experiences after June this year.
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GP Practices working together to offer more appointments
Do you need to see a healthcare professional but struggle to attend during the day?
Thanks to a government-led initiative in September 2017, a range of routine primary care appointments are now available most evenings during the week…
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Healthwatch Isle of Wight event attracts national interest
Our Empowering Engagement event that we hosted in March is the first of its kind on the Island.
It celebrated the achievement of the Empowering Engagement programme, a project delivered by Wessex Voices (an innovative partnership between NHS…
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Press Release: Local Healthwatch Isle of Wight team shortlisted for national award
The team at Healthwatch Isle of Wight, in partnership with local Healthwatch teams in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton, has been shortlisted for…
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Isle of Wight Dementia Strategy Consultation
Drop in to a free dementia consultation event and tell us about your experiences of getting the information, advice and support that you need.…
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Healthwatch Isle of Wight statement on GP action
Today, August 1, the British Medical Association announced the results of a ballot of members of it’s GP Committee, showing that the majority are in…
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Latest reports and publication

Enter and View - Residential Care reports 2024
Six local care and nursing homes on the Isle of Wight have been visited by the Healthwatch Isle of Wight Enter and View panel.
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Accessible Information Standard - A Healthwatch Partnership Report
New accessibility report unveils crucial findings and recommendations for improved Health and Social Care communication
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