Healthwatch Cornwall Annual Report 2025 - 2026
📢 This year, nearly 4,000 people shared their experiences of local services — from GP practices and hospitals to pharmacies and social care. Each insight helped us highlight what’s working well and where meaningful improvements are still urgently needed.
📝 What’s inside:
- Our key reports on GP Access, Mental Health, and the pressures facing Cornwall's adult care workforce.
- 28 Enter & View visits completed resulting in 95+ recommendations made to improve services
- Our growing network of Listening Hubs reaching rural communities
- Insights that influenced local NHS and council decisions
- Our priorities for next year
💬 Why it matters
This report is a testament to the power of community feedback. When people speak up, services take notice, and change happens.
"Against a backdrop of significant change across health and social care, our focus has remained unwavering:
listening to people, understanding their experiences, and ensuring their voices influence the decisions, services and support that affect their lives."
Debbie Gilbert, CEO/Executive Director, Healthwatch Cornwall
“This has been a significant year for Healthwatch Cornwall and I am proud of the difference the organisation continues to make for people and communities across Cornwall.”
Dr Keith Judkins, Chair, Healthwatch Cornwall
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📢 Share your story – your voice matters more than ever.
Let’s keep building a Cornwall where care works for everyone.
