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End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions. -
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Do you use adult social care services (or know someone who does)? -
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The CQC have today launched their State of Care report, its annual analysis of the quality of health and adult social care in England. -
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The Care Quality Commission have published their latest report on the ‘State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England 2014/15’. -
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Carers UK are asking anyone who is an unpaid carer for a disabled, older, or seriously ill relative or friend to complete the State of Care Survey 2016. -
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Young people's Q&A with Greg Fell, Sheffield's Director of Public Health
Tuesday 14th June, 4.45-7pm. The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, S1 4FW -
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If you are interested in the quality and future of social care services and have a bit of spare time, there’s a volunteering opportunity that might be perfect for you. The Council’s Monitoring Advisory Board is looking for lay members. -
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We have published Care at Home: A summary of findings from our survey. This short briefing report looks at the the background to and findings from our work looking at care at home or domiciliary care as it is also known. -
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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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Sheffield’s is one of 20 areas that has just been reviewed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). -
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The Local Government Association (LGA) published their alternative Social Care Green Paper last week.
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Have you or a family member had a Continuing Healthcare assessment in the last year?
We’re looking for a group of 12 people aged 18+ to tell us about their experiences and views. -
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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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NHS England has commissioned Evolving Communities to help them develop a national Continuing Healthcare information resource. -
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An inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been announced to review how effectively Sheffield meets its responsibilities to children and young people aged 0-25 years who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. -
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This report captures the findings of a Focus Group held on 4th December 2018 about people’s experiences of CHC assessments. Participants were individuals whose needs have been assessed and family members and carers. -
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Healthwatch Sheffield (HWS) facilitated a Sheffield Health and Wellbeing Board Event in October 2015 on the topic of adult social care. The focus was on capturing service user experiences and using this to change care for the better. -
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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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Our October newsletter shares some upcoming changes and events - including our open day and information hub launch, as well as your chance to contribute to local changes in social care. -
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Our November newsletter shares some updates - including our new volunteer roles, an Adult Social Care survey, and a spotlight on NHS complaints advocacy -
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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 1st and 8th June. It includes issues accessing dentistry, advice on face coverings, and long term mental health concerns -
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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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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 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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We'd like to hear from parents or carers of children living with a recessive genetic condition. Do you know what services can support you? Have you experience of using recessive genetic services? -
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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 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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On Equal Terms: Then and Now - Our latest annual report is a chance to reflect on a particularly unusual year. Find out how we responded to Covid-19, and investigated rising issues like access to services for Deaf people, and access to dentistry -
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We've published our annual report for 2020-21, which gave us a chance to reflect on what was a difficult year for most. We have achieved some real highlights and spoken up for Sheffield's communities where we could, but there's lots still to do. -
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These are the key things we've been hearing about in July - including people's experiences of hospital care, mental health services, GPs, and dentists. People also shared practical suggestions which they thought would improve their experiences. -
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SACMHA delivers a specialist service to people in need of health & social care support. Their roots are in the local African Caribbean community, and they wanted to explore this group's experiences with local home care services. -
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SACMHA Health & Social Care used our #SpeakUp grant funding to explore local African Caribbean experiences of home care, and to ensure that these views are heard by those working to improve home care services in Sheffield. -
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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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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 have been hearing about in July- including issues accessing GP's , NHS dentistry, mental health and long Covid Support . We have also received feedback around hospital care. -
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Our latest report is the result of speaking in depth with local residential and nursing care home residents. Find out what they have to say. -
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The first of this year's #SpeakUp grants has been published. Find out what people living with ME & Fibromyalgia have to say about their care. -
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We want to understand what would make experiences of end of life care better for people in South Yorkshire. Share your views with us. -
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We asked you what we should focus on over the next two years. See how your views have shaped our work plan. -
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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. -
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This #SpeakUp report explores what it's like for older people living in Parson Cross to access health and social care services in their neighbourhood and the wider city. Read the findings below.