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Healthwatch is launching a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents.

Becoming a parent can be a wonderful and exciting experience, but it can also be overwhelming. To help, we’ve broken down the pregnancy care you should expect from the NHS.

We were asked to create themed surveys for interative workshops of the Healthy Brain, Healthy Life project run by Bournemouth University. Our volunteer Liv got stuck in and shared her experience.

We shine a spotlight on the experiences of carers as they support loved ones leaving hospital to recover at home. Our report highlights the challenges carers face and their ideas for how the service, known as ‘Home First Dorset’, could be improved.

Carers feedback helps improve the service. We shine a spotlight on the experiences of carers as they support loved ones leaving hospital to recover at home.

The Accessible Information Standard gives disabled people and people with sensory loss the right to get healthcare information they can understand and communications support if needed.

Healthwatch Dorset Annual Report 2021-22: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2022-23.

Last year (April 2021-March 2022), we supported more than 4,700 people to have their say on health and social care and to get the right information and advice about local services.

As Dorset’s new Integrated Care System becomes a statutory body and formally starts work on 1 July 2022, we look forward to a productive partnership between services and the public to make care better.

Do you know about your rights to language support in NHS settings?

A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating living costs.

It's so important that you feel supported as a new parent. Read the article below to find out where you can go to get the help you need.