1. News -

    Cancer Education UK have today launched their campaign to petition for other types of skin coloured prosthetics to be readily available to ethnic minorities
  2. News -

    Cancer Education UK today launch their campaign for the NHS to increase funding for breast and other prosthetics following cancer treatment, in a range of skin tones.
  3. Report -

    Healthwatch Milton Keynes CIO Board of Trustees minutes are publicly available.
  4. Report -

    Healthwatch Milton Keynes CIO Board of Trustees minutes are publicly available.
  5. Report -

    Welcome to our 2020-21 Annual Report. The last year has been unlike any other.
  6. Report -

    YiS wanted to make sure that the services being offered to young people were aligned with what young people need and delivered in the way young people want.
  7. News -

    Q&A session highlights from our AGM on 21 July 2021.
  8. Advice and Information -

    Being diagnosed with dementia can be a big shock, and it can be hard to know what to do next. Take a look at our guide to find out what support you should receive.
  9. Report -

    All our Board of Trustees minutes are publicly available. Read the minutes from the May 2021 Board of Trustees meeting.
  10. Report -

    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Ashby House, a residential care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations
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  11. Report -

    All our Board of Trustees minutes are publicly available. Read the minutes from the August 2021 Board of Trustees meeting.
  12. Report -

    We know that an active lifestyle is important to prevent illness and improve our physical and mental wellbeing, helping us to feel our best.
  13. Report -

    Read the minutes from the November 2022 Board of Trustees meeting.
  14. News -

    This anniversary marks 10 years of Healthwatch. To mark this milestone, we're celebrating the contribution that you have made in improving health and care services in Milton Keynes.
  15. Report -

    Read the minutes from the February 2023 Board of Trustees meeting.
  16. Report -

    Read the minutes from the March 2023 Board of Trustees meeting.
  17. Report -

    Hundreds of residents across Milton Keynes took part in our research exploring the problems people are having with GP access and support.
  18. News -

    We're working with the Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership on a project to improve how patients experience moving through different health and care services.
  19. Blog -

    Every volunteer plays a critical role in championing the voices of patients, carers and their families, and sharing their experiences of health and social care.
  20. Advice and Information -

    Sometimes when you’re trying to get the care you need, you may have questions about how services are run. We’ve put together some information about what goes on ‘behind the scenes’ which will hopefully answer some of those questions.
  21. News -

    Here are our priorities for the people and communities of Milton Keynes for 2023-24.
  22. Report -

    We carried out Enter and View visits to 17 local pharmacies to understand how patients feel about the services on offer, and whether or not staff feel involved in the NHS decisions that affect them.
  23. News -

    Your experiences of maternal mental health care continue to shape NHS services, with NHS England recently announcing improvements to maternity and neo-natal services.
  24. Report -

    We're excited to share with you the ways we have made a difference to health and care services in Milton Keynes during 2022-23.
  25. News -

    The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) have recently launched their 'long-term plan' which sets out how they intend to run our local health and care system over the next five years. 
  26. Advice and Information -

    If you're planning to get pregnant, now is the best time to focus on your health and wellbeing.
  27. Report -

    Read the minutes from the May 2023 Board of Trustees meeting.
  28. News -

    For three years, the Denny Review has investigated health-related inequalities in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK). The final report and recommendations have now been published.
  29. Report -

    We carried out in-depth engagement and listening activities, to capture experiences of health inequalities within specific communities in Milton Keynes. This report details what we found.
  30. News -

    In August, we supported the Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership with a project to develop health and wellbeing services in ‘neighbourhoods’ across Milton Keynes that help us to live longer, healthier lives.
  31. Blog -

    One of the most rewarding things about being part of the Healthwatch network is seeing improvements to health and care services that are a direct result of listening to patients, acting on their feedback and involving them in solutions to problems.
  32. News -

    New HWE research shows that in the past year, access to primary care is the main concern for patients across England.
  33. News -

    Healthwatch England have set out recommendations for NHS decision makers across ten key areas, in their report, 'The public’s perspective: The state of health and social care'.