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Healthwatch Sheffield briefing on Urgent Care Consultation

NHS Sheffield CCG ran an 18 week consultation into the future of urgent care in the city between 6th September 2017 and 31st January 2018. This report from our Strategic Advisory Group outlines our position on the process.

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Experiences of Dementia Care: What we already know

Organisations across Sheffield have committed to work together to improve care and support for people living with or caring for someone with dementia. NHS Sheffield CCG want to involve people with lived experience in planning how this should work.

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VCF Forum March 2018 - Addressing Loneliness

Loneliness and social isolation affect so many people in our society and we know that the voluntary sector have been tackling these issues for years and have many valuable insights and ideas to share.

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BSL video - Not equal: The experiences of Deaf people accessing health and social care services in Sheffield

In January 2018, we published our report ‘Not Equal: The experiences of Deaf people accessing health and social care services in Sheffield’. This is the British Sign Language version of the report.

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Not equal: The experiences of Deaf people accessing health and social care in Sheffield

This report provides a snapshot of the barriers Deaf people experience in using health and social care services in Sheffield. It sets out many of the issues we've heard, and what we're asking commissioners and service providers to do in response.

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VCF Forum December 2017 - Together for Good

The topic for the final Forum of 2017 was chosen based on public feedback. They believed that despite a number of attempts to re-think commissioning, the talents and expertise of the VCF sector still aren’t being effectively harnessed.

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My Health, My Say: the experiences of people with a learning disability using local health and social care services

We worked with Sheffield Mencap and Gateway to explore the experiences of people with a Learning Disability when they access health and social care services.

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VCF Forum July 2017 - Prevention is better than cure

In July 2017, we hosted a VCF (Voluntary, Community and Faith sector) Forum to explore how we can promote health and wellbeing in Sheffield.

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Enter & View - Beech Hill Intermediate Unit

In November 2016, 4 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Beech Hill Intermediate Care Unit. This is an NHS community rehabilitation unit, providing intermediate care for patients following a stay in hospital.

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Healthwatch Sheffield Annual Report 2016-17

This is the Healthwatch Sheffield Annual Report 2016-17, it shows our recent developments and current projects.

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Enter & View - Rose Cottage Nursing Care Home

In March 2017, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Rose Cottage Nursing Care Home.

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STP conversations – the view from people of South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw

In March and April, people living in Sheffield, Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Doncaster and Rotherham were asked for their views on the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) in a series of ‘STP Conversations’.