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If you or someone you know receives care in their own home, also known as domiciliary care, please take a few minutes to complete our short questionnaire. -
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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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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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We worked with Sheffield City Council and local voluntary sector organisations to speak to people who use home care services – we found out what they and their family carers think about the experiences, and the changes they would like to see. -
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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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Earlier this year we published our investigation into home care in Sheffield. People told us how they would like services to improve, and we've now had a response to those recommendations from the Council and CCG. -
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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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Join us and Disability Sheffield to talk about homecare at our online event - the Council will share their plans based on what they've heard so far, and you can have your say about the future of homecare -
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Find out more about the local developments in home care. Sheffield City Council have updated us on their most recent plans. -
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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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SACMHA Health & Social Care was awarded a #SpeakUp grant to help them amplify the voices of African Caribbean people in Sheffield who use home care. Find out what the next steps are, and how the Council is responding -
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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 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 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. -
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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services? -
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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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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.