What is Enter and View?

We have a legal power to visit health and social care services and see them in action. This power to Enter and View services offers a way for us to meet some of our statutory functions and allows us to identify what is working well with services and where they could be improved.

What happens in an Enter and View visit? 

  • To go into health and social care premises to hear and see how people experience the service.
  • To collect the views of people using the service at the point of delivery.
  • To collect the views of carers and relatives of people using the service.
  • To observe the nature and quality of services.
  • To collate evidence-based feedback, based on people have told them on the day.
  • To report to providers, regulators, Local Authority and NHS commissioners and quality assurers, the public, Healthwatch England and any other relevant partners.
  • To develop insights and recommendations across multiple visits to inform strategic decision making at local and national levels.

Are you looking for patient feedback about your service?

If work for a health or social care service and you're interested in us performing an Enter and View, get in touch.
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You could make a difference to health and care services in Bedford Borough by volunteering as an authorised Enter and View volunteer representative.

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