This NHS Business Definition is for information regarding organisations that will be in existence from April 2013. The definition will be updated with the current position after April 2013.
A Local Healthwatch is an ORGANISATION.
A Local Healthwatch covers every Local Authority area in England.
- represents the views of:
- people who use SERVICES
- carers and
- the public
on the Health and Wellbeing Boards set up by Local Authorities
- provides a complaints advocacy service to support people who make a complaint about SERVICES
- reports concerns about the quality of health care to Healthwatch England, which can then recommend that the Care Quality Commission take action.
For further information on Local Healthwatch, see the:
This supporting information is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| formerly | Local Involvement Networks (LINks) |