Healthwatch Shropshire Urges Public to Sign Petition and Protect Your Independent Voice in Health and Care

News - 13 August 2025

Healthwatch Shropshire is urging people to take action and sign a petition to stop the government’s plans to scrap independent local Healthwatch services. These services have been the only statutory, impartial mechanism for the public to hold the NHS and social care systems to account, and they must remain independent.

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