The Listening Post is the newsletter of Healthwatch Bedford Borough, featuring the latest updates from the team and local health and social care services.
Healthwatch Bedford Borough Annual Report 2024/2025
Each year, Healthwatch Bedford Borough produces an annual report to showcase our achievements over the year and demonstrate how we have been working to improve health and social care services in Bedford Borough.
Read our latest achievements
Have your say on health and social care services in Bedford Borough
Your voice plays a vital role in making services better. Every experience shared can help helps highlight what works and what could be better when it comes to your care.
Planning for Pregnancy
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System (BLMK ICS) has commissioned Healthwatch Bedford Borough to support their aim of improving outcomes for women and other people who are thinking about starting a family, by improving pre-pregnancy health, and to conduct an independent survey for people who may be thinking about starting a family, or extending their current family, to inform their work in this area.
Who are we?
Healthwatch Bedford Borough is your local health and social care champion. We make sure NHS leaders and other decision makers hear your voice and use your feedback to improve care and we can also help you to find reliable and trustworthy information and advice.
Supporting BSL users to access primary care
Are you Deaf and use BSL?
Support is available to help Deaf people to contact GPs, dental, optometry (eyes) and pharmacies in BLMK.
News and views
Free Course: Understanding Eating Disorders
Do you have an eating disorder or want to learn more to better support a family member or friend?
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BLMK review of community and mental health services - share your…
BLMK ICB are currently reviewing how they deliver adult community and all-age mental health services in…
News
Tips and advice for maintaining good oral health for children & and adults.
Healthwatch Bedford Borough are working with Bedfordshire Oral Health Improvement Team to spread tips and information on good oral Health.
Our volunteers are at the heart of what we do.
Our volunteers are out in the community everyday listening to people to find out if health and care is working for them
Whether you want to gain valuable work experience, help improve care in your community or learn new skills, there are lots of ways you can join us to make a real difference.
"Thank you again for your support and understanding. It has been so reassuring to know that you are willing to help me and hopefully, I will receive the medication that I so desperately need. "
Latest reports and publication
Annual Report: A Year of Listening, Impact, and Change
Healthwatch Bedford Borough (HBB) has released its Annual Report for…
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Enter and View Report - Revisit Milton Ernest Hall
Please see details below of Healthwatch Bedford Borough revisit to…
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Advice and information
Your right to an NHS dentist
Does signing up with your dentist work the same way as registering with your GP? If you think the answer is yes, you're not alone.
Getting a second opinion about your care
A second opinion is when you choose to request the expertise of another healthcare professional after you've been given a diagnosis or treatment…
Patient Decision Aids- Making decisions about your care
In 2023, NICE were commissioned by NHS England to develop a range of Patient Decision Aids (also called Decision Support Tools) on a range of topics.
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