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People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register. -
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Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough. -
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Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services. -
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Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group is holding a consultation into interpreter services in primary care settings (GPs, dentists and optometrists). -
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Are you over 65, pregnant, or have an existing heath condition? Then you are eligible for a free flu vaccination. -
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Gluten-free (GF) foods have long been available on prescription for those with a gluten sensitivity since the availability of GF food was very limited. The Department of Health would welcome your views on their proposals for restricting these. -
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Invitation to a focus group about how well health and social care works for older people -
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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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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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The GP Patient Survey is an independent survey run by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England. The survey is sent out to over a million people across the UK. The results show how people feel about their GP practice. -
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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 August 2015, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Pitsmoor GP surgery. -
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In September 2015, 3 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Firth Park GP surgery. -
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In August 2015, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Darnall Primary Care GP surgery. -
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In December 2015, 3 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Porter Brook Medical Centre, a GP surgery. -
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In November 2015, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Page Hall Medical Centre, a GP surgery. -
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In December 2015, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Baslow Road GP surgery. -
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In February 2016, 3 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Woodhouse Health Centre, a GP surgery. -
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In June 2016, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Highgate Surgery, a GP surgery which is part of the Clover Group. -
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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. -
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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. -
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The Link Community is a community hub based in South East Sheffield. They run a nearly new shop and delivers other activities and services to support local people. They used their #SpeakUp grant to talk to local residents about their experiences. -
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Reach South Sheffield is a community regeneration organisation working with local people in the communities of Gleadless Valley, Lowedges, Batemoor and Jordanthorpe. They heard from parents about their experiences of accessing health services. -
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Sheffield ME & Fibromyalgia Group provides information and support for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Fibromyalgia, their families and carers.
They used their #SpeakUp Grant to create a film documenting the ‘Missing Millions’ event. -
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Foxhill Forum is a community organisation based in North East Sheffield. They used their #SpeakUp Grant to support local pople to take photos using the theme of health and wellbeing and to discuss their own experiences. -
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Flower Estate Action is a small registered charity based on the Flower Estate in North Sheffield. They used their #SpeakUp Grant to support local people to have their say regarding primary care and dentists. -
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City of Sanctuary Sheffield provide information, advice and support to refugees and asylum seekers. They used their #SpeakUp grant to explore what kinds of health and wellbeing advice and activities would help asylum seekers and refugees. -
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Family Voice Sheffield run classes that aim to build the confidence of mums in the Nether Edge, Lowfield and Sharrow areas of Sheffield. They used their #SpeakUp Grant to hear from women about their experiences of GPs, dentists and pharmacies. -
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Sheffield Mencap & Gateway provides support to adults and children with learning disabilities and their families and carers. They wanted to explore the awareness of and experiences of people with learning disabilities regarding Annual Health Checks. -
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We worked with Sheffield Mencap and Gateway to explore the experiences of people with a Learning Disability when they access health and social care services. Here's what they told us. -
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The Perfect Patient Pathway was an awarded NHS England Wave 1 Test Bed site. It involved 28 partners spanning across health, social care, education, technology and voluntary sector organisations in the Sheffield City Region. -
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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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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? -
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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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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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We've spoken to carers across the city about what it's like when they visit their GP. We've found some key areas where carers need more support - to look after their physical and mental wellbeing, to help them access wider resources, and more. -
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Today, we're publishing our latest report - an investigation into carers' experiences of accessing GP services. We've found some key areas where more support is needed to help carers to stay well. -
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These are the key issues we've been hearing in October - including taking part in social care and Continuing Healthcare sessions online, visiting in care homes and supported living, and mental health provision across Sheffield. -
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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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These are the key issues we've been hearing in November - including confusion around accessing urgent dental care, experiences of inpatient mental health settings, and what it's been like visiting loved ones in care homes. -
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These are the key things we've been hearing about in December and January - including Covid-19 vaccines, mental health services, communication from services, and dentistry. -
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These are the key things we've been hearing about in February - including Covid-19 vaccines, communication from GPs, accessing dentistry, issues facing Deaf people, and waiting time for the Gender Identity Service -
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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 April - including positive experiences in hospital and of getting the covid-19 vaccination, as well as more challenging experiences with children's and adult's mental health services. -
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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?