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Our response to The King's Fund report

Following The King's Fund report 'The future of patient voice: learning from the Healthwatch model' we ask questions about implications for the future.

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Quote from The King's Fund report: "“Any future model must enhance – not weaken – the system’s capacity to hear, understand and respond to people’s experiences.”

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Quote in the image states "A future model must enhance - not weaken - the syem's capacity to hear, understand and respond to people's experiences." The future of patient voice. Our response to The Kings'd Fund report.

Our response to The King's Fund report - March 2026

19 March 2026

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Former government minister backs The King’s Fund study on…

Today’s King’s Fund Report “The Future of Patient Voice; Learning from the Healthwatch Model” underlines that…

18 March 2026

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The image shows a quote '"The reason I have not given feedback or complained is because I have been concerned that it would impact the care I would receive." AT the top left and bottom right of the quote are the Healthwatch speech marks, one in bright pink and the other lime green.

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Organisations delivering local Healthwatch have warned that the Government’s Equalities Impact Assessment (…

4 February 2026

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“We acknowledge to date that the experience for our patients and carers needs work and focus, and the lived experience in this report truly helps develop this work. We have used this report to develop our commitments in response to the experiences highlighted.”

Royal Surrey County Hospital

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