There are lots of different ways you can get involved as a Healthwatch volunteer, from speaking to people about their experiences of health and social care to using your skills to support your local Healthwatch office.
Whether you want to help give a voice to people in your community or develop your professional skills in a health and social care environment, there are many benefits of volunteering for us.
Help us spread the word about how Healthwatch works together with the community to improve health and social care services.
In this role you will:
Our Team are able to go into health and social care premises to collect the views of patients, relatives and staff at the point of service delivery and observe the nature and quality of services.
In this role you will:
Help develop our health and social care projects. From conducting research, compiling feedback, preparing surveys, our project volunteers help support us with health and social care consultations.
In this role you will:
Help us prepare for surveys, consultations and visits by preparing documentation and other resources as needed
Conduct basic research with guidance from Healthwatch Wokingham Borough.
Patient-led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE)
PLACE help hospital organisations understand how well they are meeting the needs of their patients and identify where improvements can be made. Our volunteers share research from Healtwatch Wokingham Borough on patient’s views and experiences.
Reading Group
Occasionally we are asked to review documents for other organisations e.g. NHS and local councils and asked if they are written in plain language without the use of jargon.
