Local Healthwatch are the independent champion for residents using health and social care services. We talk to users of local health and social care services to hear about experiences, identify what’s working well and what could be done better, so that services can improve. We work with decision makers and providers of health and care services to make their services better for everyone.

There is a local Healthwatch in each local authority area in the country, that’s one in each of the 14 local authority areas of the North East and North Cumbria. The creation of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) means it is more important than ever that local Healthwatch work together on issues that have an impact across the region whilst staying connected to our local communities.

Below is a list of your local Healthwatch across the North East and North Cumbria. Full contact details are available by clicking here.

An NHS map showing the North of England divided into the 14 Healthwatch areasHealthwatch North Tyneside 

Healthwatch Northumberland

Healthwatch Newcastle

Healthwatch Gateshead

Healthwatch South Tyneside

Healthwatch Sunderland

Healthwatch County Durham

Healthwatch Darlington

Healthwatch Hartlepool

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees

Healthwatch Middlesbrough

Healthwatch Redcar and Cleveland

Healthwatch Cumberland

Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness

 

 

A photo of several pull up banners depicting text from various North East Healthwatch