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How we work

We’re here to find out what matters to you and to help make sure your views shape the support you need.

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Who we are 

The organisation holding the Healthwatch Middlesbrough contract is Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP).

PCP is a multi-award winning health and wellbeing charity operating across the North East. For further information please visit www.pcp.uk.net. Registered charity No. 1067888. Company registered in England No. 3491237. Registered address: Pioneering Care Centre, Carers Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. DL5 4SF. © Pioneering Care Centre.

Healthwatch Middlesbrough uses the Healthwatch Trademark when undertaking our statutory activities as covered by this licence.

What we do

We are an independent champion for people who use health and social care services and to make sure that those running services, put people at the heart of care - especially those who find it hardest to be heard.

We focus on ensuring that people’s experiences and concerns about health and social care services are heard and we speak out on their behalf to inform service development and ensure they meet the needs of local people.

How we do this

We are here to listen to what you like about services and what you think could be improved. No matter how big or small the issue, we want to hear about it.

This is done through our:

  • Information and signposting service - People can contact us with any queries or concerns about health and social care services.
  • Focussed community consultations, surveys and attending events - Talk to local people individually and in groups about their experiences of health and social care services.
  • Enter and View activities - We have the legal power to visit health and social care services to see them in action, this is called an ‘Enter and View’. It offers an opportunity for us to speak to patients, public, their families and staff.
  • Positive relationships with professionals working in the heart of communities who provide regular feedback about what people are telling them and experiencing. This role is called a Community Champion.

All of these activities help us to:

  1. Identify and highlight what is working well.
  2. Recommend improvements for specific service areas.

Our focus

Our priorities change every year to reflect what’s important to local people which is based on what you tell us.

2023-2024 priorities

Large Projects:

  • Learning Disabilities (Growing Older)
  • Menopause Event

Medium Projects:

  • PPG Development
  • GP Website Development
  • Patient Involvement Strategy

Small Projects:

  • Board Development
  • Youthwatch

Downloads

View our priorities and more information about who we are in a different language in the documents below:

HWST 2023-24 Priorities
What is Healthwatch - Urdu
What is Healthwatch - Traditional Chinese
What is Healthwatch - Punjabi
What is Healthwatch - Polish
What is Healthwatch - Gujarati

Have your say

Tell us your experience of health and social care services and help make care better.

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Advice and information

Find out about more about how we can help you access the support you need to live well.

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Our Board

Board Members

Find out more about our Board.

Meet our Board

Our staff

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Meet our staff and volunteers.

Meet the team

Work with us

If you are an organisation looking to work with us on a project, get in touch and tell us more.

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