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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, wants to hear your views on its proposals to improve patient and public involvement. -
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Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has extended the deadline on two consultations. -
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It’s Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (22-28 January 2017), a good opportunity to remind ladies of the importance of attending screening appointments. -
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The National Institute for Health Research Central Commissioning Facility (NIHR CCF) is looking for members of the public to join its advisory panels. -
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People from across South Yorkshire are being invited to play a part in the future of children’s healthcare by nominating themselves as governors at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. -
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On 16 March 2017, Healthwatch Sheffield hosted a Health and Social Care Forum for voluntary, community and faith groups in the city. -
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Sexual Health Services are Changing – Have your say on how those new Sexual Health Services should look -
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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 -
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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. -
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The Social Care Institute of Excellence has published a quick guide for people using adult social care services. -
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Dr Tuller is recognised as one of the most vocal champions of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), he is a respected academic and journalist who has written extensively about the PACE trial. -
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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. -
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The topic for the final Forum of 2017 was chosen based on public feedback. They believed that despite a number of attempts to re-think commissioning, the talents and expertise of the VCF sector
still aren’t being effectively harnessed. -
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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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On 11th September, our Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector Health & Wellbeing Forum focused on people’s experiences of the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessment and how, with Sheffield CCG and our local authority, we can improve the process -
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The final Voluntary, Community, and Faith Sector (VCF) Health & Wellbeing Forum of 2018 was ‘Ready, Set, Engage!’. We focused on what effective engagement looks like & how the work done by VCF organisations can improve health and social care services -
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Our March 2017 newsletter shares updates such as the next steps for our Mental Health report, our continued work with Voluntary Action Sheffield, and what's going on with the Testbed project -
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Our July 2017 newsletter shares updates including new members of our staff team, our report on disabled people's access to dentistry, and much more -
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This special edition of our newsletter is aimed at students - it features the big range of volunteering opportunities we have available -
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Our October 2017 newsletter shares updates including our work exploring Deaf people's access to health and social care services, our Learning Disability Report, and changes to Urgent Care in Sheffield -
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Our November/December 2017 newsletter shares updates including the extension of the 'Perfect Patient Pathway' programme, and our VCF Forum event focusing on bringing the voluntary sector together -
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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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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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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 -
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In another special edition of our newsletter, we share the volunteering opportunities available to students to get involved -
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Our December 2018 newsletter shares updates including our Young Healthwatch report on self-worth, information about our small grants programme, and welcomes two new members of staff -
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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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A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.