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Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire publishes Annual Report 2025–26: Speaking up for better care
During 2025-26, more than 15,000 people shared their experiences of health and care services with Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire, helping to influence improvements across the local NHS and social care system.
Our Annual Report showcases…
Our Annual Report showcases…
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Share your views on Pharmacy First and local pharmacy services
People across Leicester and Leicestershire are being invited to share their experiences of using local pharmacies and the NHS Pharmacy First service through a new survey launched by Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire.
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Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire Round Up 2025
Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire Round Up 2025 showcases our work in unlocking the power of people-driven care.
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Healthwatch Leicester & Healthwatch Leicestershire Annual Report 2025
Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire publishes Annual Report 2024–25: Championing community voices to improve care
More than 10,400 people have shared their experiences with Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire over the past year…
More than 10,400 people have shared their experiences with Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire over the past year…
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Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire Summer Newsletter
Read the Summer news and updates from Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire.
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Help develop information resources for people living with antibiotic-resistant infections
Researchers at De Montfort University are looking for people living with a health condition to share their experiences and ideas.
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Neighbourhood Mental Health Café Calendar
Here is a new Neighbourhood Mental Health Café Calendar. Please note new locations and times, due to a new provider called Amber Mental Health.
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Latest reports and publication
Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire publishes Annual Report 2025–26: Speaking up for better care
Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire Annual Report shows how we listened to you in 2025/26.
Read about our work, how many people engaged with us and how their feedback helped us to shape and improve health and social care services in Leicester and Leicestershire. Find out what our plans and priorities are for the next year.
Read about our work, how many people engaged with us and how their feedback helped us to shape and improve health and social care services in Leicester and Leicestershire. Find out what our plans and priorities are for the next year.
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New report highlights ongoing barriers for Deaf and hard of hearing people accessing healthcare in Leicester and Leicestershire
Our latest report reveals that, ten years on from Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire's first insight report into Deaf people’s experiences of local health services, significant barriers remain for Deaf and hard of hearing residents trying to access NHS care.
‘A decade on: Progress and challenges in Deaf and hard of hearing healthcare access’, draws on the views of 110 Deaf and hard of hearing people across Leicester and Leicestershire.
‘A decade on: Progress and challenges in Deaf and hard of hearing healthcare access’, draws on the views of 110 Deaf and hard of hearing people across Leicester and Leicestershire.
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