From our Healthwatch service
Healthwatch Suffolk: When pain isn’t “normal” – please share your experiences of support for gynaecological and period pain
Our Healthwatch service is exploring people’s experiences of getting help for pain related to the reproductive organs, such as pelvic or ovarian pain, endometriosis or fibroids, as well as period pain and cramps. You can tell us about your contact...
Finding strength in a shared storm ⛈️ – our Healthwatch service annual report 2025/26
Sometimes, storms arrive that reshape the landscape around us — and the past year has been one of those moments. It has been a year like no other for people working across the NHS, social care, and the voluntary, community,...
An uncertain future for voices into health and social care
A new Bill from the Government (the ‘NHS Modernisation Bill’) proposes significant changes to how people’s voices are heard in health and social care. These changes are subject to Parliamentary scrutiny and may be amended before becoming law. Under the...
Living with a visual impairment – a call from our Healthwatch service for improved accessibility in health and care
All health and social care services are required to meet people’s needs for accessible information and care if they have a disability or sensory impairment. Yet findings from Your Care, Your Way – a campaign led by our Healthwatch service...
A silent epidemic? What people told us about managing long-term pain
People’s experiences of long-term pain are featured in our new briefing. The brief report has been created to inform an ongoing review of long-term pain management services and support by the NHS in Suffolk and north east Essex. What is...
Our next chapter
Healthwatch Suffolk CIC has become Knowing Works CIC. We are a large membership social enterprise delivering insights to include people’s lived experiences, in the shape and development of services, policy, and strategy, across all sectors. Our company will remain a...