Our Engagement: Knit and Natter – Veterans in Communities, Haslingden

In today’s ‘Our Impact’ report, Engagement Team Leader Steve visited a Knit and Natter and a popup at Bacup Health Centre. Steve spoke with 21 people about their experiences of Women’s Health services as a follow-up to our Phase 1 report.

On January 13th, we carried out two engagements in the Rossendale area to speak with residents about their experiences of Women’s health-related issues for our Women’s health project.

We attended a Knit and Natter group hosted by Veteran’s in Communities where we heard about local issues with services and gathered some great stories for our project. It was great to go back to this group to hear their stories and it is something that we look forward to visiting again in the future.

In the afternoon, we held a popup at Bacup Health centre whilst clinics for women were in operation to speak with them about how they were being supported. It was a great afternoon and we gathered a lot of feedback about services delivered at the centre and about particular issues such as Gynaecology and Mental health related to conditions specific to women.

We heard some positive stories about people’s experiences which we have shared with local service providers. We also gathered some great evidence for our project which we will be running until the end of March.

“I’ve had some great support since I reached out to services and I now have great confidence in how they will help me.”

We are always looking to hear more from the residents of Lancashire about their experiences. If you have a story you wish to share, please contact us using any of these methods:

Telephone: 01524239100

Email: info@healthwatchlancashire.co.uk