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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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In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, also known as Coronavirus, we have decided to compile a page devoted to information outlining how to stay safe and healthy during this time. -
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Our job at Healthwatch is simple. We’re here to help make health and social care work better for you. During this challenging time this role has never been more important. -
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COVID-19 may have cut Charlotte’s placement short, it’ll certainly make it memorable but we were determined to end on a high note. During the start of 2020 Healthwatch Sheffield has been supporting Charlotte, a Sheffield Hallam University student. -
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Find out more about what we've been doing this quarter. -
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People have been asking us about Patient Transport and getting to their essential appointments during lockdown. We've worked with local NHS trusts to find the answers for you. -
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This briefing sets out the key issues we're hearing about COVID-19 and its impact on local people. It includes difficulties accessing patient transport, experiences of cancer patients, and people's struggle with confusing information. -
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The Sheffield Chinese Community Centre works to support people of Chinese descent living in Sheffield. They wanted to explore the impact of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic on the people who use the centre. -
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This briefing sets out the key issues we're hearing about COVID-19 and its impact on local people in the week commencing 27th April 2020. It includes bereavement services, mental health crisis care, and concerns from people with learning disabilities -
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Could you join our team? We're looking for a friendly and experienced Administrator to help us in our work -
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At the moment, we cannot visit care homes to hear from residents directly due to the covid-19 outbreak, but it’s more important than ever that we hear about people’s experience of living in residential or nursing care. -
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This briefing sets out the key issues we're hearing about COVID-19 and its impact on local people, from the two weeks commencing 4th and 11th May. It includes concerns around unclear government messaging, social care reductions, and care homes -
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This briefing sets out the key issues we're hearing about COVID-19 and its impact on local people, from the two weeks commencing 18th and 25th May. It includes feedback on primary care (GPs, pharmacies, dentists), & changes to lockdown restrictions -
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Healthwatch across Yorkshire & the Humber have come together to provide feedback about access to NHS dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic. For many people, COVID-19 has compounded issues around access to care and treatment, particularly dentistry -
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This briefing sets out the key issues we're hearing about COVID-19 and its impact on local people, from the two weeks commencing 1st and 8th June. It includes issues accessing dentistry, advice on face coverings, and long term mental health concerns -
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Writing our Annual Report has given us the opportunity to look back over some of the work we were doing before Covid-19 disrupted life for everyone, as well as reflect on the early impact of the pandemic for local people. -
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Today we are publishing four interviews with local people, who discuss their own thoughts and experiences regarding the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on People of Colour, and the reports from Public Health England addressing this disparity. -
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This briefing sets out the key issues we're hearing about COVID-19 and its impact on local people, from 15th June - 10th July. It includes the impact of long term isolation, and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on people from BAME backgrounds -
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We know making a complaint about the care you've received can be daunting. We've put together some advice for complaining about adult social care in Sheffield. -
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In early 2020, we spoke with local people about which aspects of health and social care they'd like us to focus on in the next 2 years. -
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This briefing sets out the key issues we're hearing about COVID-19 and its impact on local people, from 13th-30th July. It includes new face covering regulations, confusion around direct payments, and communication with mental health services. -
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This briefing sets out the key issues we're hearing about COVID-19 and its impact on local people, from 31st July - 21st August. It includes queries about podiatry, mental health respite, face coverings, the impact of delayed treatment, and more. -
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This submission for the Race Equality Commission focuses on the views and experiences of healthcare from people in Sheffield from BAME backgrounds. The purpose of this Commission is to address racism and racial inequalities in Sheffield. -
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Find out more about what we've been doing this quarter. -
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These are the key issues we've been hearing in September - including difficulties getting dental care, the continued impact of COVID-19 on services, and changes to mental health respite care. -
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We have a new way to share the issues and experiences you tell us. We've started to produce a monthly briefing, highlighting some of the key issues impacting people in Sheffield. -
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With flu season on its way, Public Health England have launched their flu vaccine programme. With COVID-19 cases still high, they want even more people to get the jab. We look at key information, and people's main worries about the vaccine. -
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Check out our FAQ - why is there a push to get more people vaccinated against flu, and what are people worried about?