News and reports

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.

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.

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.

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
are currently working on.

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.

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

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.

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
in March 2020.

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.

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.

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.

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.