Healthwatch gearing up for ‘Share for Better Care Week’ 

ByJDCteam

Healthwatch has announced that their ‘Share for Better Care Week’, organised in conjunction with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), will begin on 24 February 2025. 

The week is intended to engage people drawing on health and social care, and the health and social care workforce, to share their feedback to drive improvements in health and care. 

There is a campaign webinar on 21st January 2025 to brief individuals and organisation on how they can get involved. Find out how to join the webinar and more about ‘Share For Better Care Week’ here: https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/news/2025-01-07/join-us-february-share-better-care-week 

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