News and reports

A second opinion is when you choose to request the expertise of another healthcare professional after you've been given a diagnosis or treatment plan. What are the new rules about second opinions and and how can you request one?

Healthwatch Stockport's Information Round-up is published every week. Read about the latest news, updates and events in Stockport.

This winter, NHS hospitals and emergency services are under severe pressure. Healthwatch England examine the impact this has on patients and explore steps that could help prevent future problems.

Making a complaint is a right enshrined in the NHS Constitution. Yet, Healthwatch research found a number of barriers that prevented people from making a complaint about their healthcare.

Smokers and vape users can struggle to access stop-smoking services and education. Their feedback reveals poor promotion, long waits, and inflexible support and outlines steps that could help more people kick the habit.  

Healthwatch England and a coalition of trade unions, professional bodies, charities and patient groups, call for an end to treating patients in corridors and other inappropriate spaces.

Healthwatch Stockport's Information Round-up is published every week. Read about the latest news, updates and events in Stockport.

GP practices very rarely remove patients from their list. If you are removed from a GP practice, you may need to register with a new one.

New figures published today by NHS England show that A&E units continue missing their target to see 95% of patients in four hours. Read our comment.

With NHS data showing that over 12 million people have been vaccinated since last October, we look at what patients think about the experience.

Join us this February for 'Share for Better Care Week'.

Healthwatch Stockport's Information Round-up is published every week. Read about the latest news, updates and events in Stockport.