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Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis. -
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Do you or someone you know have dementia or memory problems? Are you interested in dementia? -
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You’re invited to have your say on 13 commitments designed to improve the support and care of people living with dementia and their families and carers. -
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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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In 2016-2018, we were involved in a project called the Perfect Patient Pathway. This was an NHS England Wave 1 Test Bed site involving 28 partners spanning across health, social care, education, technology and voluntary sector organisations. -
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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 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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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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Since March, people have been telling us about issues they've faced while trying to access health and social care services during the pandemic. We did a dedicated piece of work to find out more about how this has impacted people. -
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We've published our latest report, revealing what it's been like for local people accessing health and social care services during the pandemic. Take a closer look at what the impact of the pandemic has been on people in Sheffield. -
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There has been a lot of information in the national press about visiting in care homes, and lockdown has changed guidance again. Find out the latest picture in Sheffield (updated 15th Jan 2021) -
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The Community Dementia Advice Service in South East Sheffield supports people living with dementia and their families/carers, linking them in with local activities and opportunities. -
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South East Sheffield Community Dementia Advice Service used our #SpeakUp grant funding to understand what it's been like for people with dementia, and those who care for them, during the pandemic. What additional support do they need? -
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In 2021 we awarded small grants to 12 local voluntary, community, and not-for-profit organisations. They helped us to hear from over 790 people in Sheffield about important issues in health and social care. Find out about this year's projects. -
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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. -
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These are the key things we've been hearing about in February 2023 including GP feedback, hospital care and insights from the Community Champions. -
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These are the key things we've been hearing about in October and November 2023 including GP feedback, hospital care, and issues with prescriptions. -
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We spoke to people about their experiences of palliative and end of life care in Sheffield. Find out how people feel about the care and support they or their friends/family receive, and how services can work to make things better. -
Advice and Information -
Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
Advice and Information -
Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services. -
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Public Health England has published a report giving an overview of health and life expectancy in Sheffield.
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Sheffield’s children’s services are benefitting from an additional £1 million which will go towards improving children and young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health services. -
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On Friday 11th September 2015, a team from Healthwatch Sheffield was present in the main waiting area in A&E at the Northern General Hospital from 4pm until midnight. -
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NHS England have published a quick guide to help people avoid long hospital stays.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) the independent regulator of all health and adult social care services in England will be inspecting Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust on 13 September 2016. -
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End of Life Care Strategy published by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals -
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Invitation to a focus group about how well health and social care works for older people -
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The survey involved 148 NHS acute trusts in England that sent questionnaires to a total of 183,692 patients. -
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Sheffield’s is one of 20 areas that has just been reviewed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). -
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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. -
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We visited the Outpatients Department at Sheffield Children’s Hospital on the 6th September 2018 and asked people to fill out a survey about their experience -
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People who need help getting to hospital appointments just want to know how long they have to wait for patient transport. Read more of our key findings in our latest report. -
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People with Musculoskeletal Conditions aren’t getting the emotional support they need. This is the key finding from our report on services treating Musculoskeletal Conditions – which affect the bones, joints, muscles and ligaments. -
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In March 2016, 4 of our Enter & View volunteers visited the out-patient Ante Natal Clinic and the Rivelin Ward in-patient Ante Natal Clinic at Jessop Wing, Royal Hallamshire Hospital. -
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In September 2016, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited the Medical Outpatients area at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. -
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In September 2016, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Huntsman Ward 7 (Orthopaedic) at the Northern General Hospital -
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In November 2016, 4 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Beech Hill Intermediate Care Unit. This is an NHS community rehabilitation unit, providing intermediate care for patients following a stay in hospital. -
Advice and Information -
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. -
Advice and Information -
Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group have published a new leaflet to help people choose which service they should access: their pharmacies, their GPs, A&E, or somewhere else? -
Advice and Information -
This glossary of NHS terminology and acronyms was compiled by a service user, who created it as he was navigating his way through the health services. He has allowed us to share this in the hopes that it helps others. -
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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 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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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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These are the key themes that we have been hearing about in March 2021 - including feedback on GP surgeries, communication with mental health services, and feedback from people who have sensory impairments. -
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These are the key things we've been hearing about in May - including positive updates on accessible information, as well as issues accessing mental health care in a crisis, GP appointments, and an update on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout -
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Recessive Genetic Conditions are wide-ranging and often misunderstood. We spoke to parents of children affected by recessive conditions about the support they've received, as well as asking professionals how confident they felt in providing support. -
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We've published our latest report, asking parents of children with a recessive genetic disorder about the support they received. So - how do people get information and support when their child is diagnosed, and is this delivered in the right way? -
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Since 2018 we've been reporting that Deaf people don't always have equal access to healthcare in Sheffield. Now, we've received further commitments from Sheffield's Hospitals about how they plan to address issues with accessible information. -
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These are the key things we've been hearing about in June - including people's treatment in hospital, their experience of accessing Covid-19 vaccinations, GP & dentist appointments, as well as mental health care and more.