Healthwatch North Tyneside

Healthwatch North Tyneside We are your health and social care champion. Registered charity no 1160753

Our aim is to make sure local services meet people's needs by telling providers and decision makers what works, what could be better and what matters to you. Healthwatch North Tyneside helps adults, young people and children speak up about their health and social care services.

There is just one day left to have your say in a consultation on proposed changes by North Tyneside Council to what user...
06/01/2026

There is just one day left to have your say in a consultation on proposed changes by North Tyneside Council to what users of adult social care services pay for care.

The Council is reviewing the way it works out how much people need to pay for adult social care. The proposals include changing the way disability costs are calculated and discounted from costs and reducing the thresholds for the amount of money you must have left after paying for care.

A public consultation on the proposed changes closes tomorrow (January 7). Find out more and take part here 👇

https://healthwatchnorthtyneside.co.uk/news/have-your-say-on-proposed-changes-to-adult-social-care-costs/

Hundreds of thousands of families with young children will be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their rou...
02/01/2026

Hundreds of thousands of families with young children will be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine childhood vaccinations from today (January 2).

The NHS’s vaccination programme is being expanded to include chickenpox (also known as varicella) for the first time to help shield young children from getting seriously ill.

From now on, GP practices will start to offer children a combined MMRV vaccine at 12 months and 18 months of age to add chickenpox to the protections against measles, mumps and rubella.

Find out more 👇

https://healthwatchnorthtyneside.co.uk/news/hundreds-of-thousands-of-young-children-now-to-be-protected-against-chickenpox/

Record numbers of people are using the NHS App to manage their health, according to the latest statistics.It now has mor...
02/01/2026

Record numbers of people are using the NHS App to manage their health, according to the latest statistics.

It now has more than 39m registered users and 67.8m repeat prescriptions were also ordered through the app in the past 12 months. The latest usage figures show 62.3m logins for the NHS App during November alone – a 43% increase on the monthly average over the past 12 months.

Find out what you can use the NHS App for 👇

https://healthwatchnorthtyneside.co.uk/news/record-numbers-using-nhs-app-to-manage-health/

North Tyneside Carers' Centre has produced a Christmas Support Guide with contact information for a range of healthcare ...
21/12/2025

North Tyneside Carers' Centre has produced a Christmas Support Guide with contact information for a range of healthcare and other support services.

It includes pharmacy opening hours and details on food, financial, housing and mental health support.

Download a copy here:https://www.northtynesidecarers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Christmas-Support-2025.pdf

Healthwatch North Tyneside’s office will close at 3pm on Tuesday December 23 and will reopen at 10am on Friday January 2...
19/12/2025

Healthwatch North Tyneside’s office will close at 3pm on Tuesday December 23 and will reopen at 10am on Friday January 2.

Wishing you all an enjoyable festive season.

Today we have launched our new Age Friendly North Tyneside newsletter with Age UK North Tyneside.It has lots of opportun...
15/12/2025

Today we have launched our new Age Friendly North Tyneside newsletter with Age UK North Tyneside.

It has lots of opportunities to get involved in current consultations about services for older people in the borough and an invitation to a session tomorrow (Tuesday Dec 16) looking at sexual health provision for over-50s.

Download your copy here:
https://eomail5.com/web-version?p=3c6bb0bc-d9ce-11f0-9397-859526206062&pt=campaign&t=1765815175&s=5b818a343bc5453a2bbc7809c3cb09ed2b6165d3fad0f8f6b331d7e9ee8ce3a1

If you or someone you live with suddenly develops symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, a high temperature or a ...
11/12/2025

If you or someone you live with suddenly develops symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, a high temperature or a dry cough, please don't visit your loved ones in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust hospitals.

Cases of flu, covid and RSV are rising and it's important that we protect NHS patients and staff.

Could you help Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust review information about their services?If you are aged over ...
10/12/2025

Could you help Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust review information about their services?

If you are aged over 50 and interested in improving health services, we’d love you to join us next Tuesday December 16 from 11.30am to 1pm in Wallsend.

This session will focus on how the trust provides information about sexual health services, particularly its website and service offer for people aged over 50.

A light lunch, refreshments and travel costs will be provided. If you are interested, please email admin@hwnt.co.uk or phone 0191 2635321.

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2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre, 16 The Forum, Wallsend
Wallsend
NE288JR

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Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm

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Healthwatch North Tyneside is a registered charity and the independent voice of users of health and care services in the borough of North Tyneside.

Made up of a small staff team, volunteers and a board of voluntary trustees, Healthwatch is hear to listen to your views and experiences of services, and to provide information around local health and care services. We share the feedback we receive with service providers, commissioners and the Care Quality Commission and work them to improve services for everyone. Visit our website to find out more! Registered charity no 1160753