1. Report -

    Find out about our virtual enter and view to Rossmere Park and the recommendations we put to the service following our visit.
  2. Report -

    Read about our enter and view to Wynyard Woods where we spoke to staff and residents. Find out about the recommendations we put forward following the visit.
  3. Report -

    Read our enter and view report into West View Lodge where we spoke to staff and residents about the care on offer at the service,
  4. Report -

    Read our report into the consultation we conducted with carers about health and social care issues that have an impact on their wellbeing.
  5. Report -

    Read our enter and view report from when we visited Queens Meadow and what staff and residents told us about the care on offer here.
  6. Report -

    Read our enter and view report into ward 28 of North Tees Hospital and what staff and patients told us about the care they received.
  7. Report -

    Read our report into dementia and the experiences people have shared with us about health and care services for people living with dementia.
  8. Report -

    Read our report into the service provided by Direct Care and our findings of the level of service provided.
  9. Report -

    Read about our year and the projects we have undertaken to improve services across Hartlepool, in our latest annual report.
  10. Report -

    Read about our year, our projects and successes over the last year in our latest annual report.
  11. Report -

    Read about the work we have done both on our own over the past year and collaboratively with partners in our annual report.
  12. Report -

    Read about this years successes and highlights in our annual report, as well as the biggest projects we have worked on over the last financial year.
  13. Report -

    Find out about our year and the projects we have undertaken in our latest annual report.
  14. Report -

    Find out about our year and the projects were we have improved services and care across Hartlepool for everyone.
  15. Report -

    Healthwatch Hartlepool recognises that many people in Hartlepool are significantly affected by health inequalities and high levels of ill-health.
  16. News -

    NHS community infection control team helps care home residents improve oral health and hydration
  17. News -

    The Healthwatch Hartlepool Newsletter for September is now available to download. Please click on the link below
  18. Report -

    Find out more about our Enter & View visit to Stichell House Care Home and the recommendations we put to the service following our visit. The visit to Stichell House was the first actual visit conducted by Healthwatch Hartlepool since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020.
  19. Report -

    Read about our findings from our latest Enter & View visit to Warrior Park Care Home in Seaton Carew. See if there were any recommendations put forward.
  20. Report -

    With the gradual lifting of Covid restrictions it has become possible to reintroduce face to face Enter & View visits and West View Lodge is our fifth "live" visit to a care home. Read our report to see our findings.
  21. Report -

    Our visit to Elwick Grange was conducted in a proportionate and responsible manner. Achieved by means of two person visit to the Home and additional virtual discussions with the Manager and HBC Commissioning Team. Read the full report and see our findings.
  22. News -

    This edition features:
    • NEW – Adult K Executive Summary & Learning Briefing covering a number of key themes
    • A ‘Spotlight On’ Trauma Informed Practice including useful resources
    • An update on Board Activity
    • Our training courses for Summer 2023 which are available to BOOK NOW

    Click on the link below!
  23. News -

    Are you aged 16-25?

  24. Advice and Information -

    Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy supports people to raise their concerns and complaints about NHS care and treatment.
    Call our helpline on 03003 038037 for information, guidance and support. 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday.


  25. Report -

    Clifton House is our first visit conducted fully in line with pre-covid visit
    arrangements. This allowed us to return to our normal practice of giving
    the service provider a two week window during which the visit would take
    place rather than a set date and time.
  26. News -

    The Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board works in partnership with a wide range of organisations, to safeguard and promote the well-being and independence of adults at risk of abuse or neglect. (Safeguarding means “protect from harm”). We want to hear from you to help us plan our work for the next year. Please take a few minutes to fill in the survey below from your point of view – the form can be completed on someone’s behalf if the person is asked for their views. The survey is completed anonymously, so if you have any specific issues or queries about the survey that you would like to raise with us, please contact us directly by emailing tsab.businessunit@stockton.gov.uk. Questions marked with an asterix are required fields
  27. Report -

    Merlin Manor is a new, purpose built care home situated on the Bishop Cuthbert estate in Hartlepool. It is registered to provide personal and nursing care for up to 94 people. The home supports older people, those with physical disabilities or sensory impairments and people living with dementia. At the time of our visit there were 78 residents.
  28. Response -

    Tell us about your recent experiences with local services over the last 12 months and we can help make your voice heard. The information you provide will be stored safely and used anonymously. Take a look at our website www.healthwatchhartlepool.co.uk to find out what we did as a result of people’s feedback last year.
  29. Advice and Information -

    Waiting for planned medical care or surgery can be a frustrating time. That’s why it’s so important that while you wait, you get regular, clear and accessible updates so that you can plan your next steps.
  30. Report -

    We conducted an enter and view at the emergency assessment unit. Read about our findings and the recommendations we sent to the service following our visit.
  31. Report -

    We conducted an enter and view to Ward 29. Find out about our findings and the recommendations we put to the service following our visit.
  32. Report -

    Read about our enter and view to North Tees Hospital ward 36, where we spoke to patients and staff.
  33. Report -

    Read our enter and view report for ward 31 at North Tees Hospital, where we spoke to patients and staff about the care they received.
  34. Report -

    Read our enter and view report when we visited North Tees Hospital ward 24. Our report contains what people told us about their care, and our recommendations.
  35. Report -

    Read our enter and view report into ward 41 at North Tees Hospital and the recommendations we put forward following our visit.
  36. Report -

    Read our enter and view report from visiting Holdforth Unit and North Tees Hospital and the recommendations we put forward following our visit.
  37. Report -

    Healthwatch Hartlepool Enter & View investigation in to Ward 27 at North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust Hospital after a number of issues/concerns were raised.
  38. Report -

    Read our report into the barriers faced by deaf people who are trying to access health and social care services across Hartlepool.
  39. Report -

    This visit occurred due to patient reports of lengthy waits between first assessment and first visit.
  40. Report -

    Read our annual report and an overview of the biggest projects we carried out over the last year, and how these have improved care across Hartlepool.
  41. News -

    The urgent care team in Hartlepool is reminding its community about the health issues it can help you with.
  42. Report -

    This was our first physical enter & view visit conducted since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic to a hospital setting. The team were very impressed with the visit. Find out how the visit went and if there were any recommendations.
  43. Report -

    In 2014 Healthwatch Hartlepool conducted a major investigation of hospital discharge from North Tees and Hartlepool Hospitals following a high number of concerns received from patients, family members and carer providers with regard to experience of the discharge process and subsequent care provision. Following our investigation, a report was produced which made a series of recommendations around changes and developments we considered were needed in order to improve care provision and patient experience of the discharge process.