1. Blog -

    Olalekan Odedeyi, a Community Advocate & Social Entrepreneur was born in Nigeria and developed Save The Woman after being interested in Millennium Development Goal 3, which seeks to promote gender equality and empower women.
  2. News -

    Phoebe shares her perspective on why young people should be involved in decision making
  3. Blog -

    Charlotte works for Tees Valley Sport and her role is to build and facilitate partnerships with services and health care professionals in the local area with the aim of improving physical inactivity.
  4. Blog -

    Forget Me Not cards were designed to help people living with dementia, with learning difficulties or physical disabilities as well as those who are too poorly or frail to communicate their needs and preferences when they are in hospital.
  5. Blog -

    Carolyn works for Redcar & Cleveland Council in the Public Health team
  6. Blog -

    Jemma works as a Patient Involvement Facilitator at James Cook University Hospital.
  7. Blog -

    I offer services to Deaf, hard of hearing and those seeking advice and guidance around possible hearing loss.
  8. Blog -

    Tees Valley Buddies are passionate about building a neurodivergent community to allow for Autistic, ADHD and other neurodivergent people across tees valley to be able to have a sense of belonging and authentically be themselves.
  9. Blog -

    I am the President wellbeing of the Teesside University student union, a role that gives me access to students on daily basis and working more with other agencies and organisations that see to student welfare and wellbeing.
  10. News -

    It was with absolute delight, to discover HWST had been nominated for the Public Sector Award, presented by Idrees Rashid, at Tees Valley BME Achievement Awards 2023.
  11. Report -

    Report from Youth Focus North East about the insight into youth sexual health - November 2023
  12. Report -

    Tees Valley Youthwatch were asked to provide feedback on a Document that was produced by Healthwatch Middlesbrough and Healthwatch Redcar and Cleveland, called “I need to see a Doctor!”
  13. News -

    ‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch, aims to help address health inequalities across England.
  14. Blog -

    Ellie works for People First Independent Advocacy, a charity offering statutory and non-statutory services in the Teesside area.
  15. News -

    Celebrating those who have gone above and beyond in health and social care! See below for all those nominated, shortlisted and winners from each category.
    #HWSTSTARS
  16. Advice and Information -

    How can you be more inclusive and Deaf Aware?
  17. Advice and Information -

    In the UK, they run a clinic, adviceline, outreach services and advocacy programmes that provide medical care, information and practical support to excluded people such as destitute migrants, sex workers and people with no fixed address.
  18. Advice and Information -

    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.