1. #SpeakUp - grants available to help local voices be heard

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    Healthwatch Sheffield have launched #SpeakUp Grants aimed at local groups to enable them to run projects that help local people share their experiences of health and care services in Sheffield.

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

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    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.

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

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    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.

  4. Follow up from our ‘Not Equal: The experiences of Deaf people accessing health and social care in Sheffield’ report

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    On Tuesday 23rd January 2018, Healthwatch Sheffield’s Chief Officer, Margaret Kilner, appeared on BBC Radio Sheffield’s Breakfast Show to be interviewed by Toby Foster about our recent work.

  5. What do ‘Wellbeing’ and ‘Self-worth’ mean to you?

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    Although we’re hearing the term ‘wellbeing’ a great deal, bandied around in the media or by Government, it is notoriously difficult to define as a concept.

  6. Not Equal: Our Next Workshops

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    Come to our workshops to hear health and social care professionals respond to recommendations raised in our report Not Equal: the experiences of Deaf people accessing health and social care services in Sheffield

  7. CQC Focus Group: How well does Health and Social Care work for older people?

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    Invitation to a focus group about how well health and social care works for older people

  8. ‘Tea and Tell’ – Your experiences of help with daily living

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    Have you, or the person you care for, had help with daily living (domiciliary/home care) in the last year? If so, Healthwatch Sheffield want to hear about your experiences.

  9. Newsletter - February/March 2018

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    Our February/March 2018 newsletter shares updates including an Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, your experiences of home care, and a welcome to new staff and volunteers

  10. NHS Consultation: Conditions for which over the counter items should not routinely be prescribed in primary care

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    NHS England is launching a public consultation on reducing prescribing of over-the-counter medicines for 33 minor, short-term health concerns.

  11. Health and Care Together South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and Chesterfield Public Engagement Event

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    Want to contribute to the future of hospital services in South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and Chesterfield?

  12. Consultation on Children’s NHS Short Breaks Services

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    Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group are planning changes to NHS short breaks services (respite care) for children with complex neuro-disability, multiple and profound physical and learning disability and for children with life-limiting conditions.

  13. Loneliness and Radical Kindness

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    ‘The evidence is growing that loneliness has serious consequences not only for individuals’ wellbeing but also for their health and the economic stability of wider society’ Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness report.

  14. Help Set Our Priorities

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    This Spring we’re asking for your help to set our priorities for 2018-20. We’ve designed a survey to help us to paint a picture of where we should best focus our efforts over the next two years.

  15. VCF Forum March 2018 - Addressing Loneliness

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    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.

  16. Chair needed for new Strategic Advisory Group

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    This is an exciting voluntary opportunity to Chair and help shape a new Strategic Advisory Group for Healthwatch Sheffield.

  17. Our #SpeakUp Small Grants

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    We have announced the successful recipients of our first round of #SpeakUp grants, a scheme which helps voluntary and community groups to find out what local people think about their health and social care services.

  18. The University of Sheffield Street Triage Research Project

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    Rivka Smith, a PhD student from The University of Sheffield, is conducting a study to examine the delivery of Street Triage teams in England.

  19. Experiences of Dementia Care: What we already know

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    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.

  20. Members needed for new Strategic Advisory Group

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    This is an exciting voluntary opportunity to be part of a new Strategic Advisory Group for Healthwatch Sheffield.

  21. Newsletter - May/June 2018

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    Our May/June 2018 newsletter shares updates including 'The Great Get Together' event, an insight into volunteering, and the Digital Care Home project

  22. Feature articles with Sheffield Flourish

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    Writer Rob Barnett visited us as part of Sheffield Flourish’s theme for May: Your Experiences of Mental Health Services.

  23. Healthwatch Sheffield briefing on Urgent Care Consultation

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    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.

  24. Mental Health Support in the Community

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    Healthwatch Sheffield has carried out a review of public experiences of mental health support outside of hospital.

  25. New report: Mental Health Support in the Community

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    Healthwatch Sheffield has carried out a review of public experiences of mental health support outside of hospital. We spoke to 450 people to find out what they thought.

  26. Speak Up grant recipients announced

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    We awarded 13 grants to voluntary and community groups who applied for our #SpeakUp grants this year.

  27. Sexual Health Services are Changing

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    Sexual Health Services are Changing – Have your say on how those new Sexual Health Services should look

  28. Care Quality Commission Adult Inpatients Survey 2017, Results

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    The survey involved 148 NHS acute trusts in England that sent questionnaires to a total of 183,692 patients.

  29. Urgent Care Briefing

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    At the June Healthwatch Sheffield Advisory Board meeting, the Board had a long discussion about public involvement in the recent Urgent Care Consultation.

  30. Healthwatch Sheffield Annual Report 2017-18

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    Our Annual Report sets out our achievements for the year and gives examples of our work with different communities in Sheffield.

  31. Together for Good: Healthwatch Strategy 2018-20

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    This is our strategy. Our ambition is to work in partnership with local people, to ensure that the views and experiences of our communities are heard by the people making decisions about health and social care.

  32. Job Vacancy – Policy and Evidence Officer, Healthwatch Sheffield

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    Join the Healthwatch Sheffield Team. This is a great opportunity for a graduate to have a direct impact on shaping health and social care in Sheffield and contributing to the creation of policy that will improve the lives of local people.

  33. Sheffield’s Health Care System Review Report

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    Sheffield’s is one of 20 areas that has just been reviewed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

  34. Local study of ‘The Demand and Provision for Cosmetic Dentistry in the UK’

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    Have you had or are contemplating having treatment or care to make your smile more beautiful?

  35. Age Hub Meeting – Sheffield Council Mental Health Strategy consultation

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    The Age Hub is for local people of all ages and aims to influence local policies in the city. They are next meeting on 17th July

  36. #NHS70 – Celebrating 70 years of our National Health Service

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    Aneurin Bevan launched the NHS in 1948 as part of an ambitious plan to make quality healthcare available to everyone. Since then the NHS has delivered medical advances, pioneered new treatments and made strides to eradicate diseases like polio.

  37. Survey for voluntary and community groups

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    Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS) has partnered with the University of Sheffield to undertake a report into the state of the voluntary and community sector in Sheffield.

  38. Job Vacancy – Healthwatch Sheffield Engagement Officer

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    As Healthwatch Sheffield Engagement Officer you will have a direct impact on shaping health and social care in Sheffield, with a particular focus on children, young people and students.

  39. Yorkshire Cancer Patient Forum/ Yorkshire Cancer Research

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    New Yorkshire Cancer Research-funded study seeks women with breast cancer to contribute to focus groups regarding the development of a psychological treatment to improve adherence to medication and well-being

  40. Hypermobility Syndromes Project

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    The purpose of the project is to collect the voices of adults with hypermobility syndromes in Yorkshire and the Humber in order to develop an understanding of your health and social care experiences.

  41. Local Government Association published their alternative Social Care Green Paper

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    The Local Government Association (LGA) published their alternative Social Care Green Paper last week.

  42. Maternity Mental Health

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    Having a baby can affect both the person who is giving birth and their partner’s mental health.

  43. Newsletter - September 2018

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    Our September 2018 newsletter shares updates including our 'Together for Good' celebration event, the launch of a small grants scheme, and an introduction to the Strategic Advisory Group

  44. Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Focus Group

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    Have you or a family member had a Continuing Healthcare assessment in the last year?

    We’re looking for a group of 12 people aged 18+ to tell us about their experiences and views.

  45. #SpeakUp small grants 2017-18 - Challenge Sheffield and SODIT

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    Challenge Sheffield and SODIT work with people with lived experience of mental health distress and used their grant to hold the Sheffield Mental Health Challenge Day.

  46. #SpeakUp small grants 2017-18 - Zest

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    The Health Team at Zest work closely with Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) women and had been made aware of a number of issues in relation to how and why the women access GPs and other health services.

  47. #SpeakUp small grants 2017-18 - City of Sanctuary Sheffield

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    City of Sanctuary Sheffield used our Speak Up grant to run two health events for asylum seekers and refugees in Sheffield in May 2018, to listen to their experiences of local health services.

  48. #SpeakUp small grants 2017-18 - Shipshape

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    Shipshape is a community health organisation based in Sharrow. They offer a range of one-to-one and group health and wellbeing services. Shipshape received a grant to gather the views and experiences from people who are supported by their services.

  49. #SpeakUp small grants 2017-18 - Burton Street Foundation

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    Burton Street Foundation used their #SpeakUp Small Grant to ask their clients, people with mild/ moderate learning difficulties, about their experience of their local GP surgery.

  50. #SpeakUp small grants 2017-18 - Darnall Community Development Centre

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    The Darnall Community Development Centre (DCDC) provided workshops with their #SpeakUp Small Grant, aimed at young males to discuss their experiences and views of accessing, or reasons for not accessing, local health and mental health services.