Reaching out to our local community
We strive to make sure we hear from as wide a range of our diverse community as possible. We want to tell the people who make decisions and change things about the experiences everyone has with health and care services.
We understand that factors such as culture, location, wealth, education, environment and discrimination can lead to worse health outcomes, and we support the strong consensus that this must change. At Healthwatch, we stand ready to help by doing more to amplify the voices of communities that go unheard and reduce the barriers they face.
Healthwatch Harrow Forums
Our forum events, held in-person, are an opportunity for local people to share their views and experiences. We also invite the people who plan and run our local services, so that residents may ask questions, and find out more about the services and any proposed changes.
The well-attended events also feature information stalls from local services and community groups.
Your Hospital, Your Health
In September 2024, 75 local people attended our Your Hospital, Your Health forum. We chose this topic, as local people had shared their concerns with us, about funding for treatment, outpatient appointment delays, administration/communication challenges, A&E and discharge delays, and ambulance waiting times.
The aim of the forum was to look at people’s hospital experiences and some of the solutions already being put in place.
