First Chair of Healthwatch England announced
05/12/2012
The first Chair of Healthwatch England has been announced as Anna Bradley.
Anna, a long-standing consumer advocate, is also being appointed as a member of the board of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Healthwatch is the new consumer champion for health and social care in England. It will exist in two distinct forms - Healthwatch England, a national body, and local Healthwatch, a network of organisations representing people in their area.
Anna Bradley said: "I am very excited about this opportunity to represent and amplify the voices of people who use the health and care system. I am clear that those who run, commission, and regulate services need to learn from the people who use those services.
"Healthwatch England will act as a champion for those who sometimes struggle to be heard. I am privileged to be determining the future shape of the organisation - and determined that it will make a genuine difference where it matters most. My immediate focus will be to identify strategic priorities for action, and then to ensure that these inform real change to the future of service delivery."
Recent
NHS 111 Option 2 for Mental Health has launched
NELFT in collab with ELFT (East London NHS Foundation Trust) and partners across Northeast London (NEL) has introduced a groundbreaking initiative to enhance mental health support: the NHS 111 option 2 for mental health crises, ensuring round-the-clock access to assistance. Residents of Barking and...
The New Reform Plan: A Turning Point in England's Dentistry?
The government has published a plan to recover England’s dentistry, driven by an urgent need for reform. We are aware of the dental challenges you face in the borough and this post will show how this may overcome those barriers. How will this help me? The plan addresses the struggles that...
Lifeline House
25 Neville Road
Dagenham, Essex RM8 3QS
