Healthwatch Portsmouth
is a new local body being created to help people get the best out of their
local health and social care services. Whether it’s improving them today
or helping shape them for tomorrow, Healthwatch is intended to act as the local
watchdog; enabling a community voice, influencing the design and delivery
of local services where appropriate, providing challenge and enabling choice.
It forms part of a number of changes introduced under last year's Health &
Social Care Act and will take over some of the previous responsibilities of the
Portsmouth Local Involvement Network (LINk).
We are currently recruiting the Healthwatch Portsmouth Interim
Board and are seeking expressions of interest from relevant organisations who
could serve as co-opted board members.