News and reports

Vaping can harm brain development and lead to addiction. It may also increase the risk of anxiety, mood problems, and trouble sleeping. Young people aged 12 - 25 from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire spoke to us about why young people vape and what support would help them stop.

Food insecurity is a growing issue across the UK, and is closely linked to health inequalities. We looked at the experiences of 78 people facing food insecurity across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.

A new collaboration has launched which aims to uncover inequalities and barriers to accessing cancer care and shape how services can be improved for the most vulnerable people in Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire.

The experience of unpaid carers across BathNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW).

Wiltshire residents and local pharmacists spoke to us about their experiences of Pharmacy First.

The experience of unpaid carers across BathNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW), when someone they are caring for refuses to accept help that could benefit them.

Please complete our survey and share your experiences with us.

Instead of dismantling independence, we should be strengthening it.

131 local Healthwatch services across England have signed a powerful open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urging the government to reconsider proposals that would bring public voice functions under the control of local authorities and NHS bodies.

We need your views about how to encourage more people to get their blood pressure checked - particularly those who are at risk of having high blood pressure.

Listening, empowering, and driving change across diverse communities.

Our 2024/2025 annual report shares how we've listened and championed the voices of people, partners and organisations across Wiltshire, to help shape health and social care services.