131 local Healthwatch services across England have signed a powerful open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urging the government to reconsider proposals that would bring public voice functions under the control of local authorities and NHS bodies. The letter, which to dat...
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Patients deserve an independent voice Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen responds to recent announcements made about the future of the Healthwatch network in the national press and the importance of independence and transparency. This weekend, national media outlets including the BBC and the Daily Ma...