We have been working with Chrysalis - the charity that provides Meeting Centres and support for people who have a Gender Identity Issue. 

As a result, we have created a powerful and touching film about the health and social care needs of the Transgender community. This film explores experiences of the 'patient pathway' through NHS services from initial GP appointment and referral to a Gender Identity Clinic to hormone treatment and surgery. 

After 81 applicants, Healthwatch Hampshire finally announces its winners for the Community Cash Fund! 
£32K has been handed out to 17 diverse groups to share health and social care stories and experiences. 

Click here for details.

The film aims to explain to the public what service redesign of health and care services is, why it is happening and how their voice can help influence what happens.

Healthwatch Hampshire has just published a report on GP surgeries out of hours messages.

The purpose of the report was to focus on the recorded messages that patients hear when calling their GP when the surgery is closed. 

Overall the results show that information provided from GP practices during out of hours periods is mostly accurate and clear.

Click here to view GP report

Healthwatch Hampshire were at the Young Carers Festival this year to talk to Young Carers about their health and social care needs and discuss what improvements could be made to services that affect them.

In May 2014 over 50 young people attended a conference in Winchester, Hampshire that was focussed on discussion around emotional health and well-being. The event also allowed young people to discuss their thoughts with members of Hampshire's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Some of the young people agreed to share some of their thoughts with Healthwatch Hampshire to help raise awareness of the issues they face and to enable their voices to be heard by a wider audience.

Healthwatch Hampshire have been working with Winchester & District Young Carers and Winnall Rock School to create a short film about the health and social care services that are most important to them. The film was screened as part of Healthwatch Week in Spring 2014 to an audience of carers, young people and health and social care professionals. Healthwatch are working to ensure that the thoughts and ideas of the group are heard by as many people as possible so that services can work towards a better understanding and provision for young carers in their communities.