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Enter & View - Porter Brook Medical Centre

In December 2015, 3 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Porter Brook Medical Centre, a GP surgery.

2 February 2016

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Newsletter - February 2016

Our February 2016 newsletter shares updates including an upcoming event for BME people, introducing our new Chair, and what our Young Healthwatch volunteers have been working on

1 February 2016

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Enter & View - Darnall Primary Care Centre

In August 2015, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Darnall Primary Care GP surgery.

14 December 2015

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Think Pharmacy First!

Sheffield pharmacists are encouraging people to think pharmacy first when treating their winter ailments.

11 December 2015

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General Osteopathic Council’s Patient and Public Partnership Group seeks new members

Would you like to be involved in developing information for patients and the public? Are you interested in standards of osteopathic practice?

9 December 2015

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£1m Funding Boost for Children’s Services in Sheffield

Sheffield’s children’s services are benefitting from an additional £1 million which will go towards improving children and young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health services.

8 December 2015

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Draft ‘Involvement Assurance Framework’ – your feedback wanted!

Healthwatch Sheffield has been working on creating a toolkit (the ‘Involvement Assurance Framework’) for organisations to use when they involve the public.

27 November 2015

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The ‘State of Care’ Report by the Care Quality Commission

The Care Quality Commission have published their latest report on the ‘State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England 2014/15’.

26 November 2015

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10 top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.

25 November 2015

Advice and Information

Speech bubble: have your say

Have your say on the NHS Mandate

The mandate to NHS England sets the government’s objectives for NHS England, as well as its budget.

20 November 2015

Speech bubble: have your say

Survey: Your views on Public Health and Inequalities

Sheffield City Council is undertaking a review of the city’s approach to improving public health in Sheffield and its relationship with inequalities.

20 November 2015

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Survey: How will you stay well this winter?

Winter is generally a very busy time for the NHS and health services in general, which is why the NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), and its partner organisations, undertake a winter communications campaign.

20 November 2015