News and reports

Reach South Sheffield is a community regeneration organisation working with local people in the communities of Gleadless Valley, Lowedges, Batemoor and Jordanthorpe. They heard from parents about their experiences of accessing health services.

Sheffield ME & Fibromyalgia Group provides information and support for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Fibromyalgia, their families and carers.
They used their #SpeakUp Grant to create a film documenting the ‘Missing Millions’ event.

STAMP is a Sheffield based group of young people aged 14-25 years old, the majority of whom have accessed mental health services before. They used their #SpeakUp Grant to give young people the opportunity to talk about their experiences.

In February 2019, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Brackenfield Hall Care Home.

Find out more about what we've been doing this quarter.

In February 2019, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Broomcroft House Care Home.

In August 2019, we worked with photography group Archive Sheffield to celebrate some amazing local people.

In January 2019, the NHS published their Long Term Plan – their vision for the next 10 years. Following this, local Healthwatch were commissioned to run engagement work in their local area to find out what local people would like this to look like.

The Perfect Patient Pathway was an awarded NHS England Wave 1 Test Bed site. It involved 28 partners spanning across health, social care, education, technology and voluntary sector organisations in the Sheffield City Region.

Our annual report is a chance to show you the work we’ve been doing and how it’s made a difference to people in Sheffield.

Healthwatch Sheffield, in partnership with local groups SAYiT and Transactive, has carried out an investigation into the experiences of trans people using health and care services in the city.

For the VCF Forum in March 2018, Healthwatch Sheffield worked in partnership with Sheffield City Council to discuss Scrutiny.

Scrutiny is an essential part of modern government. It helps to ensure that government is effective and accountable.