Please direct any press enquiries to Lucy Brown, our Communications and Engagement Lead.
2019
New improvements in pregnancy planning thanks to local health watchdog (20 June)
People with at home care need to be more involved in planning (04 June)
You Could Win £25 with Healthwatch Bucks’ Kindness in Care Competition (23 May)
Healthwatch Bucks helps improve dignity in care homes across the county (02 May)
Local Dad Urges People to have Their Say on the NHS (03 Apr)
Dignity and Harm: Getting treatment for self-harm injuries (12 Feb)
Healthwatch Bucks is Signing the Time to Change Pledge (07 Feb)
2018
Dignity in Care 100th Visit (12 Nov)
Crystal Clear: leaflet readability (22 Oct)
No Address No Problem: Registering for a GP with no Fixed Abode (11 Sep)
GP Enter and View: Wendover Health Centre and Bedgrove Surgery (1 Aug)
Staying Safe, Staying Home: Telecare Services in Bucks (26 Jun)
Dignity in Care Annual Report 2017-18 (8 May)
Dads and Maternity Follow-up (30 Jan)
2017
Healthwatch Bucks Awarded New Contract (14 Aug)
Staying Healthy with a Learning Disability (21 Jun)
Dads and Maternity Partner Experience (11 Apr)
Hospital Discharge Process (20 Mar)
Recent reviews
Kingswood Surgery
1 star
4 days ago
Reception staff are unable to advise on how to obtain prescriptions or appointments. It truly is a shambles, and that's being polite.
My most basic suggestion would be to train your staff to be aware of policies and procedures, and to be consistent in the implementation of the above.
I find th ...
The Swan Practice (North End)
1 star
2 weeks ago
Getting through to speak to someone is hard enough, always a long wait, even though you are told in the automated message there are plenty of staff at busy periods. To make an appointment with your named doctor is usually over a month wait. reception staff very abrupt and on the verge of being r ...
Pound House Surgery (Bourne End & Wooburn Green Health Centre)
3 stars
3 weeks ago
Care great, once you can actually talk to a professional.
Appt booking system still a nightmare, long waits to even get into the phone queue. Called multiple times - listen to 2 mins of recorded messages - queue is full - call back later - repeat.
Finally into the queue, 20 min wait, then no a ...
Hughenden Valley Surgery
5 stars
1 month ago
Used the e-consult service for the first time on Friday. Posted my concern online at 9:30 (uploaded photos as this was a skin compliant), had a call back from the doctor at lunchtime the same day and had a prescription ready to pick up at 6pm. All very efficient.