World Mental Health Day 2024
This year's theme set by the World Federation of Mental Health is workplace mental health. The theme highlights the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, for the benefit of people, organisations,
CQC inspection rates The Limes Care Home as ‘Outstanding’
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has just published it's report on The Limes Care Home, Cumberland Street, Houghton Regis. The CQC carried out the latest inspection on 7th August 2024 and found that The
Young Healthwatch gains Investing in Children Membership Award for the fourth year running
The Investing in Children Membership Award™ Scheme recognises and celebrates examples of imaginative and inclusive practice with children and young people. Organisations applying for the award have to demonstrate dialogue with young people which leads
Festival for Older People 2024
Thank you to Professor David Croisdale-Appleby OBE, Chairman of Healthwatch England, and Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Andrew Wallis MBE for opening the Festival for Older People on Friday, 4th October. Also, a huge thank
Temporary closures add to crisis in community pharmacies
New Freedom of Information findings reveal a worrying picture of pharmacy closures across England, hitting older people and rural communities the hardest. Read our research to find out more. First geographical breakdown of pharmacy
‘STOP SMOKING FOR STOPTOBER AND YOU’RE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO QUIT FOR GOOD’
Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt with the campaign previously. Over 5 million adults in England still smoke. Smoking causes 64,000





