Annual Report 22/23
Priority Wards Engagement Report
Smoking Cessation
As of 2021, smoking prevalence among adults (18+) in Blackburn with Darwen is estimated to be at around 15.5%, although the true figure could lie in the range between 11.8% and
Covid Hesitancy
Youth Champions
Healthwatch BwD have successfully registered to deliver the Royal Society of Public Health’s Youth Health Champions Level 2 accreditation
Emergency Care Insights
The primary focus of this engagement was to support Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership with winter planning, messaging and communication
Community Pharmacy
Healthwatch Together are working with colleagues from Public Health, NHS England, Blackpool
Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Lancashire County Council to
Living with Long Covid
The aim of the project was to understand the range of symptoms people were experiencing, the impact on physical and mental health and their experiences of accessing support for
Food Waste Engagement
Previous engagement activities in BwD have shown that those residents in the borough living in the most deprived areas, face barriers to access the healthy food they need.
Informing Winter Plans
Healthwatch Together have been asked to engage with patients presenting at Emergency Departments (ED), Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) to explore reasons for attendance.