Healthwatch Suffolk

16/10/2026

Are you caring for a friend or loved one who could not cope without your help?

Please don't miss this opportunity to reflect on your experiences and how caring for someone has changed your life. You'll help us to raise awareness of support people need and include real experiences in important strategies shaping support for carers across .

🗣 Take the survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/ProvidingSupport/
👉 Learn more about this project: https://knowingworks.co.uk/our-work/helpingothers/

16/10/2026

Make sure you share your views and experiences if you're a parent, carer, or guardian in . You can tell us about the support you got as a new parent locally, including from Family Hub services: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/beststartfamilyhubs/

15/10/2026

Have you experienced pain that isn't 'normal'?

We're exploring people's experiences of accessing support for gynaecological or period pain.

Your feedback can help us to raise awareness of the challenges people face when seeking treatment or support, show what is working well, and influence improvements in .

👉Please take a few minutes to complete and share our form if you can (you can be anonymous): https://healthwatchsuffolk.co.uk/gynaepain/

Got a question about taking part? Ask via [email protected] or call us free on 0800 448 8234.

14/10/2026

We were kindly invited to the 10 year celebration for the Together Tuesday group who meet at Abbeycroft Leisure in Hadleigh (Hadleigh Pool & Leisure)- on a Tuesday at 2pm! 🎉

Abbeycroft are very supportive of this important community group for local adults. Here they can experience friendship, fun, food, activities and various aspects of support.

We often visit the group to speak with attendees about their experiences of health and care services as well as offering signposting to other helpful services.

You can find out more about our signposting support, here: https://healthwatchsuffolk.co.uk/signposting/

Thank you for the warm welcome and Happy 10th Birthday!

13/10/2026

12/10/2026

Last week, we were warmly welcomed by Caroline and Emma from the Blade Inclusive Salon. We were invited to take a look at their incredible Sensory Studio. The studio is a purpose built, specially designed space to create a calm and safe environment for individuals that find the process of a haircut overwhelming.

This salon offers not only a hair cut, but friendliness, support, and care. Each member of staff takes the time to get to know their customer, offering signposting to helpful services that they might otherwise not know about. They are kindly sharing information about our Best Start Family Voice network - all of which can be found here: https://knowingworks.co.uk/our-work/bsfvnetwork/

If you would like to find out more about this amazing salon, please visit: https://www.bladelowestoft.co.uk/the-sensory-studio

08/10/2026

There are so many important messages in the report. For professionals in health and care systems, this mandate from survivors really matters.

"Stop waiting for survivors to disclose. Simply - Ask. Listen. Validate. Refer."

We need environments across services where professionals routinely ask, safely respond, and confidently refer specialist services.

Learn more about the report, and what survivors feel needs to change at https://knowingworks.co.uk/our-work/focus-on-survivors/

Survivors in Transition has useful information about support for survivors and professionals available at www.survivorsintransition.co.uk/resources

07/10/2026

Don't miss out on your free annual health check.

If you have a learning disability and are aged 14 or over, you can have a yearly health check with your GP practice. It can help find any health problems early and support you to stay well.

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07/10/2026

On Saturday morning, we were kindly invited by Suffolk Sight to speak with their junior group about our Best Start Family Voice network.

👉This network will support the development of the family hubs service in Suffolk. You can find out more about this here: https://knowingworks.co.uk/our-work/bsfvnetwork/

👉We are also looking for people to offer their feedback on current Family Hubs in Suffolk here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/beststartfamilyhubs/

Wondering why we are pictured with fire safety gear? The Fire Service were also in attendance at this event, offering an important talk about safety and precautions to avoid a fire. They also brought along outfits for everyone to try on! Of course we got involved!

Thank you Suffolk Sight for facilitating a great morning!

06/10/2026

We were really pleased to attend the Future Female Society 10 year celebration event at the Hold in Ipswich on Saturday. 🎉🎊

Over the years, we have appreciated visiting the Future Female Society's groups and events, as well as engaging with all attendees.

As you can see from the last photo - the celebration itself was jam packed with many fun and engaging activities! We especially loved the cultural community fashion show - an amazing kaleidoscope of colour, costumes, and confidence.

Thank you for the warm invite 🩷