News and reports

Healthwatch Rochdale have been successful in winning a contract to deliver the local Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) in Rochdale and Oldham, supported in the project by Healthwatch Oldham.

Community pharmacy teams in Greater Manchester are this month starting to offer free coronavirus (COVID-19) test kits as they help to support the lifting of national restrictions and the pandemic recovery.

Healthwatch Rochdale have published their workplan for 2021/2022 providing the organisation with direction to enable Rochdale borough residents to have their voices heard regarding local health and social care services.

The Spring 2021 edition of the new Healthwatch Rochdale newsletter is now available to read and includes the following updates and features:

Healthwatch Rochdale are launching a new online forum as part of their 2021/22 workplan named ‘An audience with….’

The priority areas of work for Healthwatch Rochdale in 2021/22 will be GP and Community Mental Health Services following a recent public consultation.

The winners of Healthwatch Rochdale Youthwatch Poster Competition have been announced at a Zoom meeting last night following judging on Monday 8th March.

This month households across the borough of Rochdale will be asked to take part in the census - the nationwide survey of housing and the population.

Please find below supporting papers to download for the Healthwatch Rochdale Public Board Meeting on Thursday 11th March 2021 10am - 11.30am

Northern Care Alliance (NCA) are looking to develop a voluntary Lived Experience Panel working alongside AQUA and Healthwatch Rochdale when developing improvements about health care to our system.

Healthwatch Rochdale are carrying out a survey to gather information about people’s attitudes to COVID 19 vaccines and communications across the Rochdale borough.

Residents in the Rochdale borough who have received their COVID-19 vaccination have been contacting Healthwatch Rochdale to speak about their experience.