Healthwatch England have recently devised the 'Your Care, Your Way' campaign to highlight the importance of accessible information within health and social care.
Middlesbrough Council have a new sensory clinic in the Live Well Centre (Dundas Arcade) for those who may be blind, partially sighted, deaf or hard of hearing.
Healthwatch South Tees has made it a priority to collaborate with primary care and general practice (GP’s), to reduce barriers to access GPs for those requiring reasonable adjustments.
Healthwatch South Tees are working with the local Mental Health Alliance Partnership to understand how mental health services are being used by local people.