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We developed a local survey with colleagues from other local Healthwatch organisations in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to ask you ‘What Would You Do?’ to improve local NHS Services.
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Our Annual Report, making your voice heard and highlighting our work over the past 12 months. -
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Find out what we have achieved over the past year. -
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Our Annual Report for 2015/16 outlines how together we are putting people at the heart of health and social care. -
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Our Annual Report for 2016/17 brings together what Rotherham residents want from health and social care in our town. -
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We have been listening and taking what matters to you back to services, informing them of improvements you would like to see. -
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Find out what improvements Rotherham residents would like to see to health and social care services. -
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On Friday the 7th October 2013, Healthwatch Rotherham held an Older Peoples Summit at The New York Stadium.
This was the second of three events held in the town during Older Peoples Month. -
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During early 2014 Healthwatch Rotherham received concerns from parents regarding the
CAMHS. We worked with these families to capture the views of local people on the culture of the
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Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS Dental Services, which are based
on a clinical need and not the ability to pay. -
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We carried out this report to enable commissioners to develop an outcomes framework for the Adult Mental Health Older Peoples
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Our Complaints Policy outlines how to make a complaint about us and our approach to making sure complaints are resolved. -
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This Privacy Statement sets out the data processing practices carried out by Healthwatch Rotherham. We retain and use personal data (information that relates to living people) -
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The NHS states that patients have a legal right to register at whichever GP practice they choose. GP practices must accept any patients who wish to register with them unless they have reasonable grounds to refuse registration. -
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During December 2019, representatives from Healthwatch Rotherham attended the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at Rotherham General Hospital to speak with residents about their reasons for attending. -
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Find out about the work we did during 2019/20, Helping to make sure that health and social care services are listening to the patient voice. -
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Prior to Coronavirus the hospital discharge process was long and drawn out. Hospitals needed to free up beds during the pandemic and the government released new guidelines to streamline the discharge process
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We are pleased to share with you, the first edition of our Newsletter. We will publish regular updates on what we are up to and how we are feeding back your experiences of health and social care in the Town -
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Our second issue of our monthly newsletter gives an update on Covid-19 and an insight into the
flu vaccination programme in Rotherham. You can also find out more information on the project we
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Published a little early due to the Christmas holidays, our latest newsletter gives an update on the Covid-19 vaccine and gives information on our
new Healthwatch........Lets talk project starting January 2021. -
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Our Steering Group meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure that we are fulfilling our statutory duty. -
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Our Steering Group meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling and us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty. -
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Our Steering Group meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty. -
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Our Steering Group meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty. -
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Our Steering Group meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty. -
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Loneliness and obesity are two major public health issues influencing the residents in Rotherham, both have an impact on the mental health of the affected individuals, which has been particularly highlighted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Our latest newsletter has been published today, and is available to download! -
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During February 2021 we undertook a survey to find out what residents think of the Covid-19 vaccine in Rotherham.
We had over 330 responses from residents of aged 13 years upwards. -
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This report showcases myth-busting Zoom sessions we ran in partnership with HARP (Health Access for Refugees Programme) and British Red Cross on the Covid-19 vaccine for asylum seekers and refugees. -
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During March and April 2021 we conducted three surveys looking into mental health services in Rotherham. The three surveys were: children and young people, adults and an organisational survey. -
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Our Annual Report for 2020-2021 has now been published and is ready to read -
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Our latest report titled 'Mind, body and soul' is now published and available to read below. -
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Due to an increase in dentist enquiries over the past few months, between December 2021 - January 2022 we decided to look into dentistry issues in Rotherham, and how Rotherham residents have found accessing a dentist in the past 12 months. -
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Decision Making Policy - 2022 (updated version) -
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Healthwatch Rotherham have conducted a report that looks into how Rotherham residents access GP services, any issues they have experienced in the past 12 months, and how providers can improve the patient experience. -
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Our 2021-2022 Annual Report is now published and available to read.
If you have any questions about anything featured in this report, please contact the Healthwatch manager Natalie Palmer on: Natalie.palmer@healthwatchrotherham.org.uk -
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Our latest report on Long Covid/Post-Covid syndrome is now available to read below. We wanted to get an overview of how Long Covid is affecting Rotherham residents, what symptoms they are experiencing and what services they are accessing -
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Our defibrillator report is now available to read below. The report highlights the importance of defibrillators being available and accessible to the public, locations in Rotherham, how to purchase one and training videos/guides -
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Our latest report into how Rotherham residents access Health and Social Care Information is now published and available to read below.
Thank you to all those who have contributed to this. Any questions please contact us directly. -
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On Thursday 9th February 2023 a member of staff and a volunteer from Healthwatch Rotherham attended an announced visit of Athorpe Lodge. We spoke to staff, residents, family and friends and you can view the results of our inspection below -
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Our latest report is now available to read, discussing the issues those with English as an additional language experience when trying to access primary care services (mainly GP's) in Rotherham.
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Our second 'Enter and View' inspection took place at Ashton Court Care Home on Friday 24th March 2023. We would like to thank Ashton Court for allowing us into their care home and letting us complete the inspection.
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Our 2022-2023 Annual Report has now been published and is ready to download and read. We would like to thank everybody who has contributed to this report and taken the time to read it. We look forward to another great year.
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In May 2023, we decided to ask a handful of people about their experiences with hospital appointment wait times in Rotherham. We decided to just do a small overview of the situation initially, before following up with a larger sample report in 2024 -
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In July 2023 we spoke to 106 people about their experiences of health and social care in Rotherham. This was done through in-person engagement at services and events and through our enquiries. You can read a summary of what we heard below -
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On Friday 7th July at Springwell Gardens Community Centre in Rotherham, Healthwatch Rotherham attended an engagement session with 25 members of the Rotherham deaf futures community group -
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In August, we spoke to 52 people about their experiences with Health and Social Care services in Rotherham. We have broken down the feedback we have received into services and common themes. All feedback will be shared with the services mentioned. -
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In September, we spoke to 60 people regarding their experiences with health and social care services in Rotherham. You can hear about their experiences with GP's, Rotherham Hospital and mental health services in our report below -
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On Friday 22nd September we conducted an announced inspection on Eastwood House Care Home in Rotherham. We spoke to a mixture of staff and residents, and you can find our observations and survey results below. Thank you to Eastwood House Care Home -
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In October 2023, we spoke to 35 people about their experiences and feedback on health and social care services in Rotherham. This was through a combination of in-person engagement and enquiries. You can find their feedback below: