1. What happened next? SACMHA's #SpeakUp report - an African Caribbean perspective on home care

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    SACMHA Health & Social Care was awarded a #SpeakUp grant to help them amplify the voices of African Caribbean people in Sheffield who use home care. Find out what the next steps are, and how the Council is responding

  2. #SpeakUp grants scheme - applications are now open!

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    The latest round of #SpeakUp grants has arrived. Find out more about our grants, worth £2000 each, and how to apply. Applications are open until Monday 9th May 2022.

  3. Child of the North: Inequality after Covid

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    Children in the North are more likely to live in poverty than those in the rest of England – and inequalities have widened since the pandemic. This week we hosted a Festival of Debate event to explore this subject and its impact on Sheffield families

  4. Do you want to have a say in making community mental health services better?

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    Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust are doing some work to decide what to measure to find out if people are having good experiences of using their services, and whether their care and support is making a difference to them.

  5. Do you have a relative living in a Sheffield care home?

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    We want to hear from care home residents and their relatives about their experiences. Help us to understand what it's been like for you.

  6. Join our Long Covid steering group

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    Healthwatch Sheffield and Voluntary Action Sheffield want to find out about people’s experiences of Long Covid, and the current support offer in in our City. This joint work will help inform what care and support will be like in the future.

  7. Have you had your say on the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment?

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    The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) helps to outline what people and communities in Sheffield need from pharmacy services, as well as where in the city has greater need for them.

  8. "Very, very vegetarian": The importance of choice and control in care home living

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    Our latest report finds that choice and control - over moving into a care home, as well as having choices in everyday living such as food - is of high importance. However influencing change is not an opportunity most people feel is available to them.

  9. How could improved GP websites help patients to access primary care?

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    Members of the public tell us regularly that they struggle to contact their GP practice by phone. However, GP practice websites don't always support people to use online services instead.

  10. What's important to you? Help shape our work

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    Let us know what your health and care priorities are, so we can shape our workplan for the coming years.

  11. Could you apply for a Long Covid community grant?

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    We're looking to work with groups who can explore the impact of Long Covid on communities, understand their experiences of accessing services, and develop the information resources that are missing.

  12. Update: GP hubs decisions shaped by your feedback

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    Last year we wrote about the proposals to build new primary care buildings in the city, which existing GP practices would move into. After a public consultation, some decisions have been made.

  13. What matters to you about your health and wellbeing? Shape NHS plans in South Yorkshire

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    Take this short survey to let the NHS in South Yorkshire know what's important to you - and how they can make services work better for you, your family, and your community.

  14. Sheffcare #SpeakUp: care homes are still feeling the impacts of Covid-19

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    Sheffcare used their #SpeakUp funding to speak with residents and their friends & families about Covid-19 in care homes. Find out what it was like to move in during lockdown, how visiting worked in different homes, and what the ongoing impacts are.

  15. #SpeakUp grants - applications for 2023 now open!

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    We're launching the next round of our #SpeakUp small grants scheme. Could you apply for a grant of £2000, and help to shine a light on the health and social care issues that matter to the people you work with?

  16. What is end of life care like in South Yorkshire?

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    We want to understand what would make experiences of end of life care better for people in South Yorkshire. Share your views with us.

  17. Sheffield Foyer #SpeakUp: homeless young people face barriers to accessing sexual health information, screenings, and care

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    Sheffield Foyer used their #SpeakUp funding to speak with homeless young people aged 16-25 about sexual health - knowledge and information about sexual health, access to sexual health screenings, and more. Read about what they found out.

  18. What Matters To You day 2023

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    Today is What Matters To You day - a campaign encouraging more meaningful conversations within the health and care system and beyond. We're sharing what people told us matters to them.

  19. A spotlight on: African women living in Sheffield

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    United Women's Affiliation used their #SpeakUp grant to explore the experiences of the women they support when trying to access healthcare. They found a range of barriers and obstacles which stop people from getting the care they need.

  20. Your priorities for health and social care in Sheffield

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    We asked you what we should focus on over the next two years. See how your views have shaped our work plan.

  21. Healthwatch Sheffield turns 10!

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    In 2023, Healthwatch turned 10 years old. That’s 10 years of working to improve health and social care for people in Sheffield.

  22. What would help to improve health for Sheffield's taxi drivers?

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    CABS used their #SpeakUp grant to explore the health and wellbeing of men working as taxi drivers in Sheffield. They found people's general health isn't that good - and there are obstacles to improving it.

  23. What matters to you? Get creative and you could win a £20 voucher

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    Children's Mental Health week is in February and the theme is 'My Voice Matters'. Find out how you can have your say by getting creative.

  24. What is accessing healthcare like for young people in Burngreave?

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    Saalik Youth Project used their #SpeakUp grant to run sessions with their boys and girls groups. They told us what makes healthcare harder to access for young people - and the mixed role the internet plays in health and wellbeing.

  25. Parson Cross: older people's access to health and care

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    Parson Cross Community Development Forum used their #SpeakUp grant to speak to older people living in their neighbourhood. They told us about the support they could access locally - and what made it harder to do so.