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Consultation by: Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council consulted on its Creating a Mentally Healthy City 2025 strategy, which outlines a vision and plan to improve mental health and wellbeing across the city. The strategy includes priorities across four key areas — People, Families, Communities and Places — as well as a strand focused on suicide prevention. Healthwatch Birmingham responded to the consultation to ensure that the views of local people are reflected in the final plan.

 

Consultations 2025

Impact Report: This report describes the changes that Birmingham NHS BSOL has made following Healthwatch Birmingham’s 2024 report ‘Local people’s views on the referral process from general practice to secondary care’.

Impact Reports 2025

Consultation by: UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England

UKHSA and NHS England sought views to shape the next national action plan for Tuberculosis (TB) in England, focusing on prevention, detection, control, and workforce. Healthwatch Birmingham responded to emphasise the importance of patient involvement, accessible communication, and continued service quality.

Consultations 2025

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What we have heard about local health and social care

January 16, 2025

Find out the recent things people have told us about local health and social care services.

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2024

The Healthwatch Birmingham office is closed for the Christmas break from 1pm on Tuesday 24th December 2024 until 8am on Thursday 2nd January 2025.

Do you use home care services?

December 19, 2024

We want to understand what life is like for people who use home care (sometimes called domiciliary care) services in Birmingham.