Rachel Horton-Smyth

Share your experience of the Young Person’s Trauma Keyring

2nd March 2026

Rachel’s Story

24th February 2026

When Words Stop: A Baseline Shift

23rd February 2026

Time to Talk Day

5th February 2026

New Report Highlights the Human Cost of Living with Mould

29th January 2026

Trauma Ambassador Valerie receives the MBE

20th January 2026

An Introduction to The Macmillan Essex Citizens Advice Welfare Benefits Service

5th December 2025

Burnout Isn’t Laziness: Living the Cost of a Late Autism Diagnosis

14th November 2025

Breast Screening Grant Opportunity

5th November 2025

Living Between the Lines: An Autistic Perspective on Misunderstanding, Masking, and Mental Exhaustion

28th October 2025

Moley & Friends Disability Disco

24th October 2025

The impact of ending Shared Care for ADHD

22nd October 2025

Fighting With Pride The Journey Home | Making Connections | Building Bridges

13th October 2025

Anti Slavery Day 2025

13th October 2025

Healthwatch Essex Wins Award Recognition for Carers Voices Project

7th October 2025

New Young Person’s Trauma Keyring Launched

14th September 2025

Exploring hospital staffs’ experiences of participatory service improvement methods

15th July 2024

Healthwatch Essex Trauma Ambassadors Talk About Dental Phobia & Trauma

25th June 2024

Essex Restorative and Mediation Services

27th March 2024

Healthwatch Essex to Host Fella’s Fair at Braintree Town Football Club

5th March 2024

International Women’s Day 2024

27th February 2024

Hearing Carers’ Voices

4th January 2024

A visit to Old Park Meadow

13th December 2023

Allie shares her story of a lifetime of self-harm after an abusive childhood

21st November 2023

Healthwatch Essex Joins Defence Employers Recognition Scheme

14th November 2023

Josh shares his story of being paralysed by the use of ‘balloons’

6th November 2023

Creating a community where everyone can be well

12th October 2023

Little Inventions for Big Change

10th October 2023

Trauma Ambassador Lauren’s Story

12th September 2023

Freedom from Abuse – Marilyn’s Story

5th September 2023

No More Silence – Jean’s Story

22nd August 2023

Hidden Homeless: Addressing the Health, Care, and Wellbeing Needs of Ex-Offenders in Essex

10th August 2023

Working with Essex Street and Rail Pastors

26th July 2023

Healthwatch Essex Hosts Fella’s Fair

12th July 2023

Our Year in Review – 2022-23

4th July 2023

Carer’s Week – Joe’s Story

5th June 2023

Healthwatch Essex to host ‘Fella’s Fair’

28th April 2023

Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to make care better

5th April 2023

Understanding the value of community nursing

4th April 2023

Fertility | Suzy’s Story

22nd March 2023

Fertility | Elizabeth’s Story

22nd March 2023

Fertility | Paul’s Story

22nd March 2023

Healthwatch Essex Launches Book & Films Sharing People’s Experiences of Fertility and Baby Loss

22nd March 2023

Becoming a Research Ambassador | Ben’s Story

14th December 2022

Healthwatch Essex named Active Workplace of the Year

9th December 2022

Self Care Week 2022: Do Your Bit Essex and Exercise Self Care for Life

15th November 2022

Colchester Winter Resilience Campaign Launched

25th October 2022

Help ‘Do Your Bit’ this winter

18th October 2022

Accessing Information & Guidance on Social Care

5th October 2022

Experiences of Urgent and Emergency Care

5th October 2022

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