The Listening Post is the newsletter of Healthwatch Bedford Borough, featuring the latest updates from the team and local health and social care services.

Listening Post editions:

October 2025

  • Spotlight on new board member, Nicola Beacon
  • Outreach report from Diana Korotkova
  • A growing Bedford needs your voice
  • Cervical screening update from Bedford Borough Council
  • The new GP Patient Access Charter
  • Enter and View – Every visit is different
  • Healthwatch - The End of 50 Years of Independent Voice
  • Future board meetings

September 2025

  • Meet our new board member - Elaine Singaram
  • Amplifying local voices - A spotlight on outreach activities
  • Farewell to our chair - Aidan Vaughan
  • A new chapter for health and care leadership for our area
  • CEO's update - Emma Freda
  • Board Meetings Future Dates

August 2025

  • Dash review update
  • Annual Meeting Report – 15th July
  • Annual Report
  • Changes to our Board
  • New Staff Member – Diana Korotkova
  • Closure of ambulance emergency operations call centre
  • Join us! Become an HBB volunteer
  • Future health commissioning
  • CEO’s Update – Emma Freda
  • Board Meetings – Future Dates

June 2025

  • Unpaid Carers Focus Group
  • Community Engagement
  • Volunteer Week 2025
  • Population Growth & Health Needs
  • Dash Review
  • New Chair Announcement
  • Public Board Meetings

 

 

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