# HWLincs

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154835
- **Other names:** HEALTHWATCH LINCOLNSHIRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [08336116](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08336116)
- **Registered:** Dec. 2, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1154835


## Contact

- **Address:** The Len Medlock Voluntary Centre, St. Georges Road, BOSTON, Lincolnshire
- **Postcode:** PE21 8YB
- **Phone:** 01205 820892
- **Email:** enquiries@hwlincs.co.uk
- **Website:** hwlincs.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) The advancement of health and social care and the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship by: (a) providing information and advice to the general public about local health and social care services;(b) making the views and experiences of members of the general public known to health and social care providers;(c) enabling local people to have a voice in the development, delivery and equality of access to local health and care services and facilities; and(d) providing training and the development of skills for volunteers and the wider community in understanding, scrutinising, reviewing and monitoring local health and care services and facilities.(2) The preservation and protection of good health for the public benefit by supporting activities provided by:(a) local authorities’ adult and children’s social services; and/or (b) charities registered in England &amp; Wales which carry out activities which supplement, complement, or have replaced local authorities’ adult and children’s social services.

**Activities:** Healthwatch Lincolnshire is the independent consumer champion (Company Limited by Guarantee &amp; Registered Charity) for residents in Lincolnshire and is part of the England wide Healthwatch network.  Our function is to enable the general public to share views, comments and concerns about local health and social care provision, which will help to influence current and future services.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Lincolnshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Michele Duggan** | Chair | Jan. 12, 2022 |
| Dr Maria Prior |  | Sept. 8, 2017 |
| Elizabeth Ball |  | Sept. 16, 2020 |
| Emily-Jane Ward |  | July 11, 2023 |
| Marina McEwan |  | Aug. 8, 2025 |
| Sue Jago |  | Sept. 1, 2023 |
| Tim Staniland |  | Feb. 21, 2022 |




