News and reports

Between December 2024 - April 2025 Healthwatch Warwickshire asked a series of questions to people living on the canal network. Working with professionals in Local Primary Care Networks (GPs), local hospital staff, the emergency services, and the Canal & River Trust we wanted to understand if there is a need to improve access to Health Care Services for the Boating Community.

Our aim is to help you, living on a boat, get the information and support you need.

Here are the Board minutes from the Board meeting held in March 2025.

Here are the Board minutes from the Board meeting held in January 2025.

We hold our board meetings bi-monthly. You can read the minutes of each board meeting below.

This is the sixth performance report of our new contract. Every three months we provide a report on our activities, and their impact.

This quarter we received 433 pieces of feedback about local services.

Scroll to the end of this page to read the full report.

Healthwatch Warwickshire are investigating any barriers faced by young people in accessing and receiving care from health services in Warwickshire. This project is aimed at 16-24year olds, an age group expected to manage their health independently. The feedback we have received has shown that whilst many young people are able to navigate their own health journey themselves, for some it is more difficult.

Health and care providers across Warwickshire are now working together to develop a plan for providing support and care closer to where people live, aiming to ensure that local needs are at the heart of their decisions and plans.

Here are the Board minutes from the Board meeting held in November 2024.

Here are the Board minutes from the Board meeting held in September 2024.

Here are the Board minutes from the Board meeting held in July 2024

We are pleased to share that veterans in Warwickshire North can now access free health checks at the Veterans Contact point in Nuneaton.

We hold a Volunteer Forum quarterly where volunteers meet to talk about current issues in health and social care and the work we are doing that volunteers can be involved in. You can read the minutes of the meetings here: