Health Inequalities – Before, during and after pregnancyLocal Healthwatch across West Yorkshire are working together to ensure that people’s voices are at the heart of shaping services at a West Yorkshire level. As part of this work, we presented to the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board in March 2025 about people’s experiences of health and care services before, during and … Read More
Improving Children’s Access to NHS Dental Care
Taking care of your smileIn response to huge issues in trying to find an NHS dentist, we improved access to NHS dentists for children and young people while raising awareness of oral health.Back to reports…Children and young people’s oral health reportPublished 18 March 2025 Written by the Healthwatch team If you would like the report in another format, please contact … Read More
Health Inequalities Older People Briefing Paper
Health Inequalities – Older Age AdultsLocal Healthwatch across West Yorkshire are working together to ensure that people’s voices are at the heart of shaping services at a West Yorkshire level. As part of this work, we presented to the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board in December 2024 about older people’s experience of health and care services.Back to reports…Report published 15 … Read More
Health Inequalities Working age adults briefing paper
Health Inequalities – Working Age AdultsWe presented to the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board what working-age adults are telling us about their experience of health and care services in June 2024.Back to reports…Report published 25 June 2024 Written by Heather ThrippletonWhat’s important to working-age adults in West Yorkshire about their health and care?Healthwatch worked together across West Yorkshire to gather … Read More
West Yorkshire System Quality Group October 2024 briefing paper
Quarterly report to Systems Quality GroupIn October 2024, we presented to the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board’s Systems Quality Group to make sure your voice is heard. We shared what was important to the people of West Yorkshire, when accessing health and care services.Back to reports…Report published 15 October 2024 Written by Harriet WrightWhat’s important to the people of West … Read More
Communicating Change Briefing Paper
Communicating change briefing paperThis briefing paper was created in September 2024 to provide an overview of what we have heard about people’s experiences of three recent significant service changes in Leeds and how they have been communicated.Back to reports…What are the recent changes?Published 11 October 2024 Written by Harriet Wright Children’s orthodontics providers Audiology provider Removal of public access to … Read More
Equality Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Report
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy ReportWest Yorkshire Voice led several focus groups to help West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (WY ICB) develop its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy.Back to reports…Report published 8 October 2024 Written by George EllisEquality, Diversity and Inclusion reportWest Yorkshire Voice is a network run by local Healthwatch to provide local voices to the West Yorkshire … Read More
Repeat prescriptions check-in
Repeat prescriptionsBetween June and July 2024, as part of our work to ‘check-in’ with communities in Leeds about aspects of health and care, we asked people about their experiences of ordering repeat prescriptions. We also invited them to tell us about any other aspects of health and care to hear about what matters to them.Back to reports…Repeat prescriptions check-inWe heard … Read More
Health Inequalities Children and Young People
Health Inequalities faced by children and young people in West YorkshireLocal Healthwatch across West Yorkshire are working together to share people’s experiences of health and care services at a West Yorkshire level. This is to ensure that people’s voices are at the heart of shaping these services.Back to reports…West Yorkshire Insight Briefing – Health Inequalities for children and young people … Read More
Annual report 2023-24
Annual Report 2023 to 2024″We believe strongly in the importance of proactively reaching out to listen to people and communities. By hearing directly from people at risk of experiencing unequal access to services, partners (those in power) can take informed action.” Jane Mischenko and Jonathan Phillips, Co-Chairs of Healthwatch Leeds.Back to reports…Annual Report 2023 to 2024Published 17 September 2024 Written … Read More