News and reports

A new Healthwatch England report highlights a range of administrative hurdles or poor staff attitudes that trans and non-binary people faced when they wanted to formally change their gender on their GP record or have their gender identity recognised in everyday interactions. 

You're invited to Access Denied, a powerful photovoice exhibition and community conversation led by four young Black men who came together as co-researchers to explore why so many young black men aren’t attending their NHS appointments.

Mental Health Mates Highams Park are organising a series of gentle walk and talk to improve mental health and wellbeing in July and August in Highams Park and Chingford.

NHS England quietly published a refreshed version of the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) on 30 June. The standard, first published in 2016, is designed to ensure that disabled and sensory impaired people can receive information and communication support in accessing health and care services.

Unfortunately, there will be more strike action affecting Whipps Cross hospital at the end of this month.

Barts Health NHS Trust are spending £23 million to make big changes to our local hospital over the next year to make the buildings safer and better for patients, visitors and staff.

Free healthy lifestyle programmes for families and adults in Waltham Forest.

The Council, NHS and Voluntary Sector are designing a new community health hub in Leyton—a space where GPs, hospital services, and wellbeing support will come together under one roof. Your input is needed to make sure it meets the needs of you, your family, and your community

We have published our latest patient experience reports ending 30th June 2026.

The Government has announced that it wants to change the law to transfer the work of Healthwatch England to the Department of Health and Social Care and to transfer the work of local Healthwatch services (like us) to the NHS and local authorities.

This quarterly report is based on the experience of 1,442 people.
Overall satisfaction is 82% positive, same as last quarter.

This annual report is based on the experience of 2,527 people.
Findings show that the overall sentiment is 79% positive.