70 years have passed since the NHS was founded, but how do you think health and social care services should be performing in 30 years time?

Find out how your views can help shape the future of the health care services that we depend on so much.

#NHS 100

Over the last year Healthwatch engaged with over 400,000 people about their experiences of care and based on the wealth of data collected, have come up with a top 5 list of priorities for 2019 across the health and social care sector.

Find out what our Priorities for 2019 are and how you can continue to contribute to a growing body of feedback that will help to steer health care services in the right direction.

Everyone can make a difference.

Just by sharing your views with Healthwatch, you can help improve health and social care services for you and your community.

Other available BSL videos include Advice & Information and What is Healthwatch?

We want to highlight just how important it is that local people speak up about their experiences of using health and social care services. This could help to improve them for everyone.

Get in touch and tell us what you think works, what doesn't, and what you would like your local health care services to provide.

Email us or use our online contact form to share your thoughts.

Most of us will need to access the NHS or social care services at some point in our lives.

Healthwatch is here to help you find the right service and support at the right time.

This short video explains exactly how we do this via our Information & Signposting service.

Could your personal experience of health services in Wandsworth help improve things for local people?

This short video shows why sharing your experiences and views of local health care matters so much.

#ItStartsWithYou

Over one million adults in England currently use NHS mental health services. What should they expect?

One definition of good reads "having the required qualities; of a high standard". But what does that mean when it comes to mental health services?

Guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) explains how professionals should improve people's experience of mental health services. Read NICE's guidance here or Healthwatch England's breakdown of what to expect from a good NHS mental health service. Read more.

We know that it can be hard to know where to start when making a complaint. 

Our online resources can help you work out what to do and how to get the best result from making a complaint. 

We are here to help, so you can also talk to us 

All too often, unresolved mental health problems lie at the heart of some of our greatest social challenges.

Charity Heads Together, has released a number of films as part of a campaign featuring people from all walks of life talking about the life changing conversation that helped them cope with their mental health problems.

Find out how you can join the #oktosay conversation, watch the films, or find out more about the campaign on the Heads Together website.