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Local Healthwatch have been set up in every local authority area in England by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. This sets out the statutory duties of each Healthwatch, which you can read more about here. -
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Our January newsletter share updates including the council's Adult Social Care review, a look at Patient Transport, and information sessions for NHS complaints advocacy. -
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Our February newsletter shares updates including upcoming volunteer training, and some recent Healthwatch impacts -
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Our complaints process outlines how to make a complaint about us and our approach to making sure complaints are resolved. -
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Our May/June newsletter shares updates including our report into Adult Social Care, and what our volunteers have been getting up to. -
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This report showcases the highlights from our first year - find out how we've reached over 100,000 people. -
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Our July/August newsletter shares updates including our first Annual Report, and a spotlight on the Care Act for adult social care. -
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Our Autumn 2014 newsletter shares updates including 'Mental Health in Sheffield: a snapshot', and a spotlight on our Young Healthwatch volunteers -
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A snapshot report on Mental Health in Sheffield 2014. The recommendations were fed in to a number of consultations including the Sheffield Mental Health Strategy refresh and the Healthwatch England special enquiry into discharge from services. -
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Our Winter 2014 newsletter shares updates including the launch of our new Young Healthwatch group, an update on the Care Act, and on Patient Transport -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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 -
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Invitation to a focus group about how well health and social care works for older people -
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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. -
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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 -
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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. -
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Want to contribute to the future of hospital services in South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and Chesterfield? -
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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. -
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Find out about our role, our plans and our people.
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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This is an exciting voluntary opportunity to Chair and help shape a new Strategic Advisory Group for Healthwatch Sheffield. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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This is an exciting voluntary opportunity to be part of a new Strategic Advisory Group for Healthwatch Sheffield. -
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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 -
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Take a look at our upcoming events or check out our selection of health and care awareness events you can support. -
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Find out how we can help you access the support you need to live well. -
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Writer Rob Barnett visited us as part of Sheffield Flourish’s theme for May: Your Experiences of Mental Health Services. -
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Do you want to help make a difference to health and social care? Whether you would like to volunteer with us, work in partnership, or share your views, we'd love to hear from you. -
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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.
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Healthwatch Sheffield has carried out a review of public experiences of mental health support outside of hospital. -
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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. -
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We awarded 13 grants to voluntary and community groups who applied for our #SpeakUp grants this year. -
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