News and reports

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression triggered by seasonal changes. One in twenty people in the UK are diagnosed with the condition, with men more likely to be diagnosed with SAD than women.

With more than thirty recognised symptoms of menopause and growing
awareness of the impact on day-to-day life, knowing what to look out
for and what support is available can help you.

Tips to help you stay well this winter and get the care you need.

On the last Friday of July 2023, we hit the streets of Chatham and chatted with 81 of our residents who shared their thoughts with us, in the high street and right outside the local pharmacies.

Earlier this year Healthwatch England published it’s position on Women’s Health. They outlined what they were calling for to improve and tackle health inequalities for women.

Healthwatch has adopted a more structured approach to help those most affected by differences in the provision of and access to health and social care.

The wider determinants of health are a diverse range of social, economic and environmental factors which influence people’s mental and physical health.

The ICB have published various priorities within their interim strategy.

Each October multiple awareness raising campaigns are running, some focused on specific weeks or days.

In June we released out Annual report, which you can download at the bottom of this page. It shows the various ways Healthwatch continues its efforts to ensure the public experience is heard.

Healthwatch Medway work to improve the experience of being a Medway resident regarding social needs, health and wellbeing.

Having concluded our visits to 15 Care Homes across Kent & Medway talking to residents, their families and staff about the Enhanced Health in Care Home programme we have now completed our stakeholder facing report and have now shared our findings with Aging Well.