The five local Healthwatch organisations in Wessex (Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Southampton and Portsmouth) came together with NHS England Wessex in 2015 to form "Wessex Voices", an initiative that aims to make sure local people are involved in designing and commissioning health services.  

​We have produced a number of resources to support patient and public involvement (PPI) in commissioning.  You can find them here.

Currently we are focusing on supporting people's engagement in cancer services, public health (screening and immunisations) programmes, primary care commissioning and STPs (Sustainability and Transformation Plans).  We also support Clinical Commissioning Groups based in Wessex, through development opportunities, to take forward PPI in their organisations.

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A short film about Wessex Voices