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BSL: Find out more about Healthwatch and what we do
Learn more about Healthwatch, getting health advice and information and sharing your views on health and social care services in a series of British Sign Language (BSL) videos.
Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees is your local health and social care champion
From Thornaby to Billingham and everywhere in between, we make sure NHS leaders and other decision makers hear your voice and use your feedback to improve care.
Information and Signposting Directory
Check our information and signposting directory of organisations and community support groups which provide information and advice on a wide range of health care matters.
Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board (TSAB)
TSAB is the statutory body responsible for the strategic direction of safeguarding and would like to hear your thoughts and feedback in relation to safeguarding adults.
News and views
Healthwatch and the NHS Modernisation Bill (May 2026 Update)
At the State Opening of Parliament recently, the Government made clear their intentions to make health…
News
Healthwatch England response to the new GP contract
Read Healthwatch England's response to the government's new contract for GP services.
Response
“They say we’re hard to reach. But we’re not. They (Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees) found us. We’re here.”
Latest reports and publication
‘Staying With People: What Lived Experience Tells Us About Mental Health Support’
People across County Durham and Tees Valley have been telling us the…
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Healthwatch North East & North Cumbria: Working Together For Change Overview Report 2025 - 2026
This report highlights how the Healthwatch NENC network worked…
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Advice and information
NHS referrals and your right to choose
Did you know you can choose which hospital you go to when referred for a test, diagnosis, or treatment? Find out how.
Does the NHS provide an interpreter?
Do you know about your rights to language support in NHS settings?
Reasonable Adjustments Digital Flag: What you need to know
The reasonable adjustments digital flag is a system to record the reasonable adjustments a person needs to access health and care services.
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