1. What to expect when waiting for care

    Advice and Information -

    Waiting for planned medical care or surgery can be a frustrating time. That’s why it’s so important that while you wait, you get regular, clear and accessible updates so that you can plan your next steps.

  2. Tired of explaining

    Report -

    Experiences of services for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients in Trafford and Greater Manchester.

  3. Review of bed based intermediate care

    Report -

    A review of bed based care at Ascot House.

  4. Your views on Manchester hospital trusts merger

    News -

    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is inviting views on the anticipated merger between 2 hospital trusts in central Manchester.

  5. Enter and view at Manchester Orthopaedic centre

    Report -

    We visited Manchester Orthopaedic centre to talk to patients and staff about the care and service that was offered. This report contains our findings and the recommendations for improvement we sent the service following our visit.

  6. How staff can improve children's health care experiences

    Advice and Information -

    We attended Trafford Primary Schools conference to speak to children about their health care experiences and find out what could be done to make things better.

  7. Acronym guide

    Advice and Information -

    The world of health care can be confusing and is full of acronyms. Here's our guide, explaining what each one means.

  8. NHS Jargon buster

    Advice and Information -

    The NHS is full of Jargon terms and acronyms so we have created this buster to help you understand and navigate the world of health care.

  9. HW100: Health and Social Care Priority Areas

    Report -

    A Healthwatch 100 report looking at which areas of health and social care should be prioritised in Trafford.

  10. HW100: Men's health

    Report -

    Healthwatch Trafford identified that most of the responses received from past data collection activities have been from women. We produced a survey to collect information about whether men were regularly accessing services, which services they were accessing and to give men an opportunity to share their personal experiences.

  11. North Trafford Project report

    Report -

    A report looking at inequalities in health service access in the north of the borough.

  12. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

    Advice and Information -

    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.