Healthwatch
Commons · Question 4577 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of plans to abolish Healthwatch, what mechanisms will be put in place to ensure that patient feedback gathered by NHS bodies and local authorities is independently scrutinised.
Answer
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 8 Jun 2026
The aim of our patient and public voice reforms is not to maintain the current independent structures, but to strengthen the patient and public’s voice so it drives real change and improvement to services at all levels of the health and social care system...