Health and Wellbeing Board	19 November 2025
Report of the Manager, Healthwatch York

Healthwatch York Responses to Recommendations Report

Summary

1. This report is for information, sharing an update on the responses to recommendations made in Healthwatch York reports during 2024-25.

Background

2. Healthwatch York produce reports each year highlighting what we hear from people living in York about their experiences of health and care in the city. This report provides updated responses from partners to the recommendations made in our reports for 2024/25. The aim of this report is to support the Board in monitoring progress made.

Main/Key Issues to be considered

3. Healthwatch York are a small team, with a wide remit. We cannot address the concerns raised with us alone. The responses to recommendations report aims to bring together action taken by the system as a response.

Consultation

4. There has been no specific consultation involved in producing the recommendations report. 

Options      

5. Health and Wellbeing Board are asked to note this report.

Strategic/Operational Plans

6. Areas of work discussed within the report have helped contribute to a number of different strategic and operational plans.

        Implications

7. There are no specialist implications from this report.

· Financial

There are no financial implications in this report.

· Human Resources (HR)

There are no HR implications in this report.

· Equalities

There are no equalities implications in this report.

· Legal

There are no legal implications in this report.

· Crime and Disorder

There are no crime and disorder implications in this report.

· Information Technology (IT)

There are no IT implications in this report.

· Property

There are no property implications in this report.

· Other

There are no other implications in this report.

        Risk Management

8. There are no risks associated with this report.

Recommendations

9. The Health and Wellbeing Board are asked to:

i. Review the responses to recommendations and confirm whether they are satisfied with these.

 Reason: To keep up to date with the work of Healthwatch York and monitor progress regarding recommendations.

Contact Details

Author:	Chief Officer Responsible for the report:
Siân Balsom Manager Healthwatch York 01904 621133
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For further information please contact the author of the report

Background Papers:

Annexes

Annex A – Responses to recommendations 2024-25