North East Local Healthwatch Organisations
July 2015
Healthwatch was launched in England on 1st April 2013 to give users of health and social care
services a powerful voice - both locally and nationally. This information sheet provides contact
details for the 12 Local Healthwatch organisations in the North East.
For information about Healthwatch England and to find out contact details for Healthwatch in
other parts of the country visit www.healthwatch.co.uk phone 03000 68 3000 or email
enquiries@healthwatch.co.uk
Healthwatch Northumberland
Website: www.healthwatchnorthumberland.co.uk
Telephone: 03332 408 468 or text 07413 385 275 (text)
e-mail: info@healthwatchnorthumberland.co.uk
Contacts:
Chair: Cynthia Atkin
Chief Executive Officer: Liz Prudhoe
Co-ordinator: Tricia Ashford
Healthwatch Newcastle
Website: www.healthwatchnewcastle.org.uk
Telephone: 0191 338 5720 or text 07551 052751 Information and signposting: 0808 178 9282
e-mail: info@healthwatchnewcastle.org.uk
Contacts:
Chair: Bev Bookless
Chief Executive Officer: Steph Edusei
Healthwatch North Tyneside
Website: www.healthwatchnorthtyneside.co.uk
Telephone: 0191 263 5321
e-mail: info@healthwatchnorthtyneside.co.uk
Contacts:
Chair: Peter Kenrick
Chief Executive Officer: Jenny McAteer
Healthwatch Gateshead
Website: www.healthwatchgateshead.co.uk
Telephone: 0191 477 0033 or 0300 123 4008
Information and signposting: 0808 801 0382
e-mail: info@healthwatchgateshead.co.uk
Contacts: Chair: Sharon Stuart
Healthwatch Development Officer: Andrew Moore
Registered Charity No. 1084083 Company Registered No. 4061592
4th Floor MEA House, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8XS
Tel: 0191 233 2000 web: www.vonne.org.uk email: alex.robson@vonne.org.uk
Healthwatch South Tyneside
Website: www.healthwatchsouthtyneside.co.uk
Telephone: 0191 489 7952 Information & signposting: 0808 801 0381
e-mail: info@healthwatchsouthtyneside.co.uk
Contacts: Chair: Paul Cuskin
Project Implementation Manager: Joanne Luther
Healthwatch Development Officer: Jan Pyrke
Healthwatch Sunderland
Website: www.healthwatchsunderland.com
Telephone: 0191 514 7145 Information and signposting: 0800 023 8840
e-mail: healthwatchsunderland@pcp.uk.net
Contacts:
Chair: Kevin Morris
Chief Executive Officer: Stephen Thompson
Healthwatch County Durham
Website: www.healthwatchcountydurham.co.uk
Telephone: 01325 375960 or text 07756 654218
e-mail: info@healthwatchcountydurham.co.uk
Contacts:
Chair: Judith Mashiter
Chief Executive Officer: Joanne Scott
Healthwatch Darlington
Website: www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk
Telephone: 01325 380145 or text 07525237723
e-mail: info@healthwatchdarlington.co.uk
Contacts:
Chair: Liz McAllister
Chief Executive Officer: Michelle Thompson
Information and signposting: 0808 801 0384
Information and signposting: 0808 801 0383
Healthwatch Hartlepool
Website: www.healthwatchhartlepool.co.uk
Telephone: 01429 262 641
e-mail: christopher@healthwatchhartlepool.co.uk
Contacts:
Chair: Margaret Wrenn
Chief Executive Officer: Christopher Akers-Belcher
Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees
Website: www.healthwatchstocktonontees.co.uk
Telephone: 01642 688312 Information and signposting: 0808 1729 559
e-mail: healthwatchstockton@pcp.uk.net
Registered Charity No. 1084083 Company Registered No. 4061592
9th Floor Cale Cross, 156 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6SU
tel: 0191 233 2000 web: www.vonne.org.uk email: vonne@vonne.org.uk
Contacts:
Chair: Anthony Beckwith
Chief Executive Officers: Carol Gaskarth and Natasha Judge
Community Development Worker: Joanne Shaw-Dunn
Healthwatch Middlesbrough
Website: www.healthwatchmiddlesbrough.co.uk
Telephone: 01642 688312 Information and signposting: 0808 1729 559
e-mail: healthwatchmiddlesbrough@pcp.uk.net
Contacts:
Chair: Paul Crawshaw
Chief Executive Officers: Carol Gaskarth and Natasha Judge
Healthwatch Redcar & Cleveland
Website: www.healthwatchredcarandcleveland.co.uk
Telephone: 01642 688312 Information and signposting: 0808 1729 559
e-mail: healthwatchredcarcleveland@pcp.uk.net
Contacts:
Chair: Dr Ian Holtby
Chief Executive Officers: Carol Gaskarth and Natasha Judge
Registered Charity No. 1084083 Company Registered No. 4061592
9th Floor Cale Cross, 156 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6SU
tel: 0191 233 2000 web: www.vonne.org.uk email: vonne@vonne.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 1084083 Company Registered No. 4061592
4th Floor MEA House, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8XS
Tel: 0191 233 2000 web: www.vonne.org.uk email: alex.robson@vonne.org.uk