Welcome to Your Healthwatch Leeds

Your independent watchdog ensuring people’s voices are at the heart of shaping health and care services in Leeds.

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.

We also want you to tell us about your experiences, have you had a good or bad experience of a health or care service? Use our feedback form.

The information service is open on weekdays from 9am to 4pm. 
If there is no answer, please leave a message or email us and we aim to get back to you within two working days.

Call: 0113 898 0035

Email:  info@healthwatchleeds.co.uk

Text: 07717 309 843


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YouthWatch Leeds

Image of the youthwatch volunteers standing together and smiling at the youthwatch meeting on Wednesday 19th July.

We’re a group of 14-25 year old volunteers that work with YouthWatch Leeds. We listen to the views of children and young people on how services like doctors, dentists and social workers could be made better for them.

We make sure their voices are heard!  We try to be a group where everyone can be involved and have their say. You can read more about how we work in our Ways of Working by clicking on the button below.

For more information about YouthWatch Leeds and to find out if you would like to join, email Annie or phone us on 0113 898 0035.


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Volunteering with us

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We don’t have a fixed idea of who will want to help us out, but if you agree with our vision and values – we’ll try and work something out with you.

We will always try to match the role to where your interests are.

We want volunteering to reflect your interests and your ideas about how we can help to improve health and social care systems in Leeds.

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Living with chronic pain

Videos of people living with chronic pain.

Find out what it is really like for people living with chronic pain.

We interviewed four people to find out how they manage their conditions and what they want to see services do to improve their experience and the experiences of others.

We would like all health and care services to use these videos as a tool to understand their experiences and learn from their feedback.

Pain management videos

Community healthcare

How is the healthcare in your area?

Healthcare doesn’t just happen in hospitals, it’s everywhere – GP surgeries, clinics, even your own home!

We’re working with Leeds Community Healthcare to find out what the future of healthcare could look like. Tell us what you think!

Click on the button to go to the survey or get in touch to tell us your feedback another way:


Community Healthcare survey

Accessible Care

Accessible Information Standard Self-Assessment Pilot

In Leeds, we tested a national framework to measure the accessibility of services for people with communication needs. This includes those who are d/Deaf, visually impaired or have learning disabilities.

Over 40 organisations across Leeds took part in this pilot and provided feedback. We also led workshops to see how useful it would be for people to find this information, so they know what services can do to help them.


Self-assessment reportWorkshop 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.

Read the latest newsletter here.

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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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We have created a page to provide you with information and advice on finding a dentist.

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