Our Impact
Our annual report for 2018 - 19 provides a summary of the experiences people have shared with Healthwatch Lincolnshire and highlights the action we have taken in response. It also gives an overview of our Information and Advice service, our impact along with future plans.
How were making a difference
Find out more about the ways were helping to improve peoples experiences of health and social care services in our annual report for 2018 - 19.
Our year in numbers 2018-19
8445
People shared their health and social care story with us.
2233
The number of hours given up by our volutneers, helping to carry out our work.
1933
people accessed Healthwatch advice and information online or contacted us with questions about local support.
153,044
People engaged through Facebook, and over 48,000 page views visited our website
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