What is Healthwatch?
Healthwatch Stockport is one of the 152 Healthwatch that works in each local authority area in England, that has statutory powers under the health and social care act 2012. We are an independent health care champion for the Stockport community. You come first - especially if you find it hard to be heard elsewhere.
Healthwatch will help you and your family get the best out of your local health & social care to create better services for all of us.
Whether it’s improving them today or helping to shape them for tomorrow, the best health & social care services are based on respect, compassion, excellence, and driven by you.
This is an opportunity for us all to create a health & care system that really meets our needs. Every voice counts when it comes to shaping the future of health & social care.
Membership run
Healthwatch Stockport is a membership organisation run by volunteers with an interest in health & social care. They are supported by a team of staff to offer help to members carrying out activity on behalf of the organisation.
Healthwatch Stockport is part of a network of other local Healthwatch organisations including Healthwatch England, a national body.
Inform. Involve. Influence.
Our Approach
Inform
We provide independent information about your health and social care support and services that works for you.
Helping you stay well
Involve
We Independently gather your views and ensure you are listened to about what works well and what could be improved.
We identify trends and themes and we use it as evidence to act upon and support our influence.
Influence
We work and partner with those that run services to ensure improvements are made because of what you said.
We analyse and use your feedback independently to work with commissioners to make services work for you.
Have your say
Tell us about your experience of health and social care services and help make care better. Visit our Feedback Centre
Information and Signposting
Looking for information about health and social care services in Stockport. We have a dedicated Information and Signposting Directory.
Engagement
We run a series of events from coffee mornings to information sessions. See our selection of events on our events page.
Communications
We run a weekly information round-up (IRU) and a monthly e-Bulletin which tells you about what Healthwatch Stockport has been up to.
The Board
Find out more about our Board.
The Team
Meet our staff and volunteers.
Work with us
If you are an organisation looking to work with us on a project, get in touch and tell us more.
