Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen – We are your local Healthwatch

With your help we are influencing change to local health and social care

At a local level, Healthwatch BwD helps local people get the best out of their local health and social care services.

Thank you for taking me seriously

Thank you for taking me seriously, I’m just happy that I’m being listened to. I really want this to help other patients.

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Our Team

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Our Volunteers

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Our Priorities

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22 Jul

131 Local Healthwatch Services Unite to Oppose Government Plans to Undermine Independent Public Voice

131 local Healthwatch services across England have signed a powerful open letter...

04 Jul

Patients deserve an independent voice

Patients deserve an independent voice Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen responds...

Our Current Priorities.

Find out more about what the Team are working on this year.

Our 2025/26 Priorities

Annual Report 24/25

Annual Report 2024/2025

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Views on Community Pharmacy Services

HWT engagement project to investigate the views on Community Pharmacy Services

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Breaking Barriers, Improving Access & Awareness in Cervical Screening

Cervical screening, also known as a smear test, is a simple procedure designed to check for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and abnormal cell changes in the cervix that cou

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Healthwatch Together

Healthwatch Together is an exciting partnership offering community engagement and co-production across Lancashire and Cumbria.

Bringing together the combined expertise of:

Healthwatch Blackpool, Blackburn with Darwen, Cumbria and Lancashire

Together we champion the voices of communities across two counties to bring about the transformation of health and social care.