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Healthwatch Newham’s Annual Report 2025/26 shares how local people’s experiences have helped shape better health and care across the borough. This year, residents shared 1,497 experiences, Healthwatch Newham identified and analysed 6,144 issues, supported 351 people with information and signposting, and produced 45 reports, dashboards and insight publications. The report highlights work on GP access, prevention, health inequalities, integrated care, community voice and turning local insight into practical improvement for people in Newham.
This update summarises what local people are telling us about health and care, where experience is breaking down, and what we are doing with partners in response.