Young Healthwatch Volunteer Role
Ensure that young peoples voices are heard and help to influence change to make Health and Social Care services better for children and young people.
You will be able to:
- Attend events in Bedford Borough
- Create Tiktok videos/Instagram posts and reels
- Share your views and experiences
- Boost your CV as you develop new skills and confidence in the workplace
- Make new friends
- Be rewarded for your time
Enter & View Volunteer Role
Listen and observe people’s experiences of Health and Social Care services to understand what is working well and what can be improved.
You will be able to:
- Visit health and social care premises (GP, Hospital etc) to hear the patient experiences the service and observe the nature and quality of services – an observation involving all the senses
- Collect the views of service users (patients and residents) at the point of service delivery
- Report your findings to providers, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Local Authority and NHS commissioners and quality assurers, Healthwatch England and any other relevant partners.
- Boost your CV as you develop new skills
- Make new friends
Health Advisory Board Member
The Healthwatch Advisory Board (HAB) was created to give local people a stronger voice in ensuring the lived experiences of those using NHS and/or care services shapes the work of Healthwatch Bedford Borough. The HAB will work with staff & Board members to identify local priorities & concerns, and suggest actions for emerging issues.
Healthwatch Bedford Borough is your local health and social care champion. We are one of over 150 local Healthwatch across England. We’re here to listen to the issues that really matter to people in Bedford Borough and to hear about your experiences of using local health and social care services. We’re entirely independent and impartial, and anything you share with us is confidential.
HAB meetings take place quarterly and members will be expected to read papers in advance. There may also be additional or topic-based meetings, and the HAB may occasionally be asked to comment on decisions via email or telephone.
The role of HAB member is an unpaid voluntary role, although travel expenses can be reimbursed.