Welcome to Your Healthwatch Leeds

We are here to listen to your experiences of health and social care services to make sure your voice is heard and shapes health and care services in Leeds.
You may have seen the government's proposal to close independent Healthwatch. This proposal will not take effect immediately. We are still working, still listening and still here to support you. Read our full statement and an open letter to the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, about the importance of providing an independent voice service for the public.

Advice & Information

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We provide an information service to help you understand and access health and care services in the Leeds area.

On our website, you can find information on how to find an NHS dentist, where to go for audiology, and finding a GP. You can also speak to our team for advice and information.

Our information service is open on weekdays from 9am to 4pm. 


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YouthWatch Leeds

Youthwatch volunteers from the November 2025 meeting

A group of 14-25-year-old volunteers who listen to the views of children and young people on how services like doctors, dentists and social workers could be made better for them.

They meet on a regular basis, and help professionals make services more young people-friendly.

We make sure their voices are heard!


Youthwatch

Volunteer with us

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Are you passionate about improving health and care services in Leeds?

Do you want to give back to your community?

Do you want to gain new experiences and skills?

Anyone can volunteer.

Why not volunteer at Healthwatch Leeds, where you can help make a difference for people's voices in Leeds?


Volunteering

Enter and view

Aspire Respute Enter and View report

Enter and View is a legal power we have to visit a publicly funded health and care premises and observe the quality of care. We have recently published a report on people's experiences of care in Aspire respite services, which provide support for people with learning disabilities.

Check out our report to see what we found.

Aspire Respite Service report

Young people's mental health

First page of the youthwatch 11 top tips.
Our young volunteers have been looking at children and young people's mental health drop-in hubs across Leeds. From this, they came up with 11 top tips for services to consider to help young people access their services.
11 top tips

Shaping community support

Neighbourhood health report

Neighbourhood health is a model proposed by the Government to represent a different way of working with people and communities. People's feedback has been used by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust to develop its services, bringing healthcare closer to where people live and work.

Neighbourhood Health report

Our latest newsletter

Healthwatch Leeds news and views

The monthly newsletter tells you:

  • recent reports that have already made a difference
  • our latest videos
  • and opportunities for you to get involved.

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West Yorkshire Voice

West Yorkshire Voice. Making a difference in health and care. There are six people with speech bubbles above stating the six areas in West Yorkshire. Bradford district, Calderdale, craven, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield district. The West Yorkshire Health and Care partnership logo and Healthwatch working together in West Yorkshire logo is in the top right corner.

West Yorkshire Voice is a diverse group of members of the public and organisations which share their views and experiences of health and care services at a West Yorkshire level.

Click on the buttons below to find out more and register your interest in joining the West Yorkshire Voice.


For members of the publicFor organisations and groupsFind out more

Are you struggling to find a NHS dentist?

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While we can't book you in with a dentist, we can point you in the right direction.

Click the button below to read about how to find an NHS dentist and how to get urgent dental treatment.

You can also contact us by calling 0113 898 0035 or emailing info@healthwatchleeds.co.uk


Advice and Info