Healthwatch Lincolnshire Annual Plan 2023- 2024

As the statutory independent champion for social care, health service users and the general public, Healthwatch Lincolnshire has a key role in helping to make sure that the planning and delivery of services take into consideration the needs and wishes of the people who use them. We also gather people’s views of the services they use and share that information with the organisations that plan and provide services.

Foreword – By Dean Odell Healthwatch Lincolnshire Contract Manager

We are thrilled to unveil the Healthwatch Lincolnshire Annual Plan for the year 2022/2023, marking another exciting chapter in our mission to amplify the voices of Lincolnshire's residents in matters of Health and Social Care. Our work carries profound implications for driving transformative change in our communities. We remain committed to involving you in this journey through various avenues. You can actively participate by attending our public meetings or conveniently accessing our reports online. Your engagement remains pivotal in shaping the future landscape of healthcare and social services in Lincolnshire, and we eagerly anticipate the positive strides we will continue to make together.

Foreword – By Liz Ball Chair of Healthwatch Steering Group

Healthwatch Lincolnshire remain committed to delivering an Annual Plan that ensures the residents of Lincolnshire have their voices heard, during these increasingly challenging times. The current economic climate is impacting on many of our residents and we are determined to focus on the big issues that most concern the public and their communities that face the worse health inequalities. We will prioritise our work based on public feedback both locally and nationally and this feedback will enable Healthwatch to represent the publics views to influence service providers and commissioners in their decision making. We have recently celebrated 10 years of Healthwatch and we look forward to the next 12 months and beyond and aim to work alongside our health and social care partners with the patient voice at the centre of all we do