Annual Report 2023/24 Read about what we have been up to from April 2023 to March 2024.
Report Screenreader Version Supporting Partnerships This report explores hospital staffs’ experiences of participatory service improvement methods (co-production).
Read the report Digitally Accessing Information About CYP Mental Health Discussions were held with the Young Mental Health Ambassadors to discuss how best to engage with young people. It was decided collectively that we would co-produce a survey to collect the views of the Ambassadors and their peers.
Read the report Healthwatch Essex Trauma Card Pilot Evaluation Healthwatch Essex in collaboration with the University of Essex have conducted a pilot study of the Trauma Card’s effectiveness, drawing on feedback from both Trauma Card users and the professionals they have shared the card with.
Read the report Exploring Hospital Discharge at Princess Alexandra Hospital This report explores experiences of hospital discharge at Princess Alexandra Hospital in West Essex.
Read the report Experiences of Living with Diabetes in West Essex Delivered on behalf of Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System, this report explores experiences of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in West Essex.
Read the report Experiences in West Essex of the Menopause and Perimenopause Delivered on behalf of Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System, this report explores the experiences of people in West Essex in relation to menopause and perimenopause.
Read Children and young people’s asthma support In collaboration with Healthwatch Suffolk, this report explores children and young people’s experiences of local asthma support in Suffolk and North East Essex.
Read the report IBD and Pregnancy This report explores experiences of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) before, during and after pregnancy.
Read the Report Informational Resource Experiences of Cervical Screening in West Essex This latest report, commissioned by Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB, aims to gather people’s lived experience of accessing and using the
cervical screening programme across West Essex.
Read the Report Neurodiversity & Accessing Health and Care This report, commissioned by Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB, looks into the relationship between the NHS in West Essex and its neurodiverse population, their carers and families.
Read the Report Hidden Homeless The first report in a series looking a Hidden Homeless in Essex. This report explores the health, care and wellbeing needs of prisoners, prison leavers and ex-offenders.
Read Report Annual Report 2022/23 Read about what we have been up to from April 2022 to March 2023.
Read the report Read the report (screenreader version) Experiences of accessing treatment and support for COPD and other respiratory conditions in West Essex This report has been designed to draw out the lived experience of our local population to identify real world issues, successes, and challenges in relation to accessing support for COPD and respiratory conditions in West Essex.
Read the report Healthwatch Essex Strategic Plan 2024-2027
Read An Insight Into Health and Care Access, Including Self-Care, for Adults with a Learning Disability The aim of this project was to gather people’s experiences of accessing and using primary care across West Essex, in particular focussing on the experience of adults with Learning Disabilities and their carers/families and support workers.
Read the report The health and wellbeing effects of living with mould in North East Essex This report explores the experiences of people living with mould in North East Essex.
Read the report Experiences of Dermatology Services in North East Essex This report explores the experiences of people using the dermatology service in North East Essex.
Read the report Happiness, Heartbreak & Hope: Experiences of Fertility in Essex This book explores a wide variety of experiences around fertility and baby loss.
Read the book Read the book (screenreader version) Positive and negative experiences of mental health from a service user’s/lived experience perspective Healthwatch Essex Research Ambassador, Ben Gray, explores lived experience of mental health in this academic article published in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
Read the article Experiences of Community Pharmacies in West Essex The aim of this report was to explore people’s experiences of accessing community pharmacies in West Essex in order to inform the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System.
Read the report Support and help for people who care for others in West Essex Through this report, Healthwatch Essex aimed to voice the lived experiences of carers in West Essex, to highlight their support needs, and allow comparison to be made between those needs and what is being delivered through the ICS.
Read the report Valued tactics: Men’s reframing of participation in football-based weight management programmes as a working utopia of collective action Our Research Team explore men’s health, obesity and weight management in this academic article published in SSM – Qualitative Research in Health.
Read the article Accessing GP Services in Harlow and Uttlesford This report explores people’s experiences of accessing GP services in Harlow and Uttlesford between August and November 2022.
Read the report Experience of Elective Care Waiting Times in North East Essex Following the pandemic, we explored the impact that waiting times have physically and emotionally, not just for the patient, but for family and friends as well.
Read the report Experiences in North East Essex of The Menopause and Perimenopause This report was designed to canvas the experiences of people living in North East Essex in relation to menopause and perimenopause to help improve service provision.
Read the report Access to GP Services for Children and Young People in West Essex This report aims to capture the thoughts, emotions and lived experience of people trying to access GP services on behalf of children and young people within West Essex.
Read the report Young Mental Health Ambassadors Discussions: Body Image This report discusses what our Young Mental Health Ambassadors (YMHA) and other young people think about body image.
Read the report Annual Report 2021/22 Read about all of our activities throughout 2021 into early 2022.
Read the report Screenreader version Pathways to Meaningful Lives This report explores the experiences of employment of adults with Learning Disabilities.
Report Summary Screenreader Report Middle-aged Men’s Experiences of Mental Health and Suicide This report explores middle-aged men’s experiences of mental health and suicide.
Read the report The Transition From Child To Adult Services This report explores experiences of the transition from child to adult health, care and wellbeing services in North East Essex.
Read the report Do I Want To See A GP? This report explores experiences of GP services in North East Essex.
Read the report Addiction: Gambling, Drugs & Alcohol This report explores experiences of addiction, including the support available and barriers to seeking support.
Read the report Lived Experience Research: A Guide to Barriers and Facilitators From a Service User’s Perspective Healthwatch Essex Research Ambassador, Ben Gray, explores his lived experience of Schizophrenia in an academic article published in the Schizophrenia Bulletin.
Read the article Understanding Inequalities Co-Designing accessibility to health services in Mid and South Essex Report examining outputs from LD patient, carer and staff Co-Design Event.
Read the report Living with Obesity The first output of our research on the experiences of men living with obesity in the East of England.
Full report Executive summary Healthwatch Essex Annual Report 2020/21 Read all about our activities and the impact that we had throughout 2020/21.
Read What Matters to Veterans? This report explores the experiences of veterans in Essex and highlights a number of challenges they face when transitioning from military to civilian life.
Read the report ‘Victims, Perpetrators and Witnesses’: Tackling child criminal exploitation in Essex This report explores child criminal exploitation in Essex, through a series of conversations with children and young people affected by or identified as being at risk of CCE and professionals with experience of working to tackle CCE.
Read the report Mental Health on the Frontline This report explores the reality of life on the frontline for our hospital and emergency services workers, focusing on their experiences of mental health and the support provided.
Read the full report Healthwatch Essex Annual Report 2019/20 Read all about our activities and the impact that we had throughout 2019/20.
Read Healthwatch Essex Strategic Plan 2020-2023
Read 555 Making Safeguarding Personal Healthwatch Essex’s award-winning ‘555’ model of engagement, reveals the challenges of protecting adults at risk in Essex.
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