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Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

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.
Advice and Information
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Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

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.
Advice and Information
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Annual Report 2018/19

Find out what improvements Rotherham residents would like to see to health and social care services.
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Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.
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Annual Report 2017/18

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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NHS Long-Term Plan Survey findings

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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Annual Report 2016/17

Our Annual Report for 2016/17 brings together what Rotherham residents want from health and social care in our town.
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Rotherham Walk In Centre Services Change from 6th July 2017

From the 6th July 2017, the Walk In Centre Service at Rotherham Community Health Centre will no longer be provided. The Walk-In Centre Team will join the Emergency Department at the new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at
Rotherham Hospital.
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Older Peoples Summit 2016

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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