Healthwatch Lancashire

Healthwatch Lancashire HWL is Lancashire's independent health and care champion. We listen to your views and share them with decision makers to influence improvements.

Our Vision

Healthwatch Lancashire strives to be a powerful public voice ensuring the best health and social care for the people of Lancashire. Our mission

An independent organisation, we will enable the people of Lancashire to influence, change and improve the quality of local health and social care services.

Skelmersdale residents, this is your chance to shape local healthcare 💬🗓 Wednesday 15 April⏰ 10.00 am – 11.30 am📍 The Ec...
23/03/2026

Skelmersdale residents, this is your chance to shape local healthcare 💬

🗓 Wednesday 15 April
⏰ 10.00 am – 11.30 am
📍 The Ecumenical Centre, Northway, WN8 6LU

Join a relaxed community discussion to share your experiences, highlight any challenges, and suggest improvements.

Your feedback will directly influence how local services are designed and delivered. Let’s make healthcare work better for everyone.

This week is Share For Better Care Week!🏥 This campaign encourages people to share their experiences by showing how anyo...
23/03/2026

This week is Share For Better Care Week!🏥

This campaign encourages people to share their experiences by showing how anyone can use a spare moment in their day to make a difference by giving feedback about their NHS or adult social care experiences.

You can share feedback about services in Lancashire here: https://bit.ly/HWLFeedbackCentre

Government plans to end the existence of an independent voice for patients and service users in health and social care h...
20/03/2026

Government plans to end the existence of an independent voice for patients and service users in health and social care have come under challenging scrutiny today with the publication of a major new report by the respected think tank, the King’s Fund.

Today’s King’s Fund Report “The Future of Patient Voice; Learning from the Healthwatch Model” underlines that a key strength of Healthwatch is its independence of the system, giving it credibility with the public.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4bUjZeB

Collaborative working is key for Healthwatch, our organisations have linked up today as Steve has been out on engagement...
19/03/2026

Collaborative working is key for Healthwatch, our organisations have linked up today as Steve has been out on engagement at Westmorland General Hospital with Kelsey🏥

If you want to share feedback about Westmorland General, another health service in the area or could do with some signposting, get in touch with Healthwatch Westmorland Furness today📞📨👋

Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness

Has social media influenced you when it comes to your health?📱From supplements, to healthy eating, we want to understand...
18/03/2026

Has social media influenced you when it comes to your health?📱

From supplements, to healthy eating, we want to understand whether social media affects your decision-making when it comes to your health🫀

Share your views here👉 https://bit.ly/HWLSocialMedia

Emmy and Steve have been reflecting on our Disability, Transport, Accessibility report, which is now live and ready to r...
17/03/2026

Emmy and Steve have been reflecting on our Disability, Transport, Accessibility report, which is now live and ready to read!📖

We investigated the barriers facing disabled people in Lancashire when it comes to travelling to, and accessing, health and social care services🏥

Some of our key findings included difficulties navigating transport costs, poor public transport links, difficulty booking transport, and long journey times.

Read the report here: https://bit.ly/HWLReports

Us 🤝 Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness Today, Steve is working with our colleagues further North at Furness General Ho...
17/03/2026

Us 🤝 Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness

Today, Steve is working with our colleagues further North at Furness General Hospital to speak to patients about their experiences using health and social services.

He is joined by the fabulous Sophie from the Westmorland team!

Make sure you say hello if you see them👋

During our Disability, Transport and Accessibility project, most participants reported experiencing difficulties, includ...
16/03/2026

During our Disability, Transport and Accessibility project, most participants reported experiencing difficulties, including cost, poor public transport links, difficulty booking transport, and long journey times.

These barriers are putting disabled people at risk of missing appointments entirely, which means not receiving the care they need.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/HWLReport

We linked up with Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness this week for some engagement at Lancaster and Morecambe College!T...
13/03/2026

We linked up with Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness this week for some engagement at Lancaster and Morecambe College!

Thank you to everyone who shared feedback with Emmy and Kelsey!😊

PARENTS📣Does your child use social media regularly? With the rise of AI content and the influence of social media, we wa...
12/03/2026

PARENTS📣

Does your child use social media regularly? With the rise of AI content and the influence of social media, we want to understand how it is affecting young people and their decision-making.

Although social media can be beneficial for connnecting wth friends and family, information on platforms may not always be right for young people's health.

Have your say here: https://bit.ly/HWLSocialMedia

🌟 It’s Young Carers Action Day!Young carers do incredible things every day, and they deserve recognition, support & Fair...
11/03/2026

🌟 It’s Young Carers Action Day!

Young carers do incredible things every day, and they deserve recognition, support & Fair Futures💛

Find out more here:🔗 carers.org/young-carers-action-day

📱 Have you come across health advice on social media?💻 Is AI filling your feed?Emmy and Cora have been at Edge Hill Univ...
11/03/2026

📱 Have you come across health advice on social media?
💻 Is AI filling your feed?

Emmy and Cora have been at Edge Hill University today under the arches, engaging with students and teachers about our 'Impact of Social Media on Young People' survey📱

Missed us? Fill in our online survey here: https://bit.ly/HWLSocialMedia

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Healthwatch Lancashire, Leyland House, Lancashire Business Park
Leyland
PR266TY

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+441524239100

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