News and reports

We shone the spotlight on NHS Orthodontic care in Hertfordshire and people told us that there were issues with poor communication, long waiting lists, accommodating special needs and not enough appointment flexibility.

Public Health at Hertfordshire County Council commissioned us to gather people’s views, to help them create a new campaign to raise awareness about the stigma surrounding challenges related to drugs and alcohol.

Our latest research has shown that despite many positive experiences, nearly 50 per cent of international recruits we spoke to at local hospitals were seeking employment elsewhere, indicating that significant work needs to be done to retain these staff.

Our work to help change care home, hospital and hospice visiting rules since the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, has led to significant improvements across England.

Type 2 Diabetes and its associated health risks is well understood by residents who responded to our survey, although almost 60% of people with the condition said they needed more support with self-management.

Healthwatch Hertfordshire is saying goodbye to its long-serving and widely-respected chief executive, Geoff Brown and welcoming Ivana Chalmers as his successor.