News and reports

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.

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.

Find out what improvements Rotherham residents would like to see to health and social care services.

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.

We have been listening and taking what matters to you back to services, informing them of improvements you would like to see.

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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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

Our Annual Report for 2016/17 brings together what Rotherham residents want from health and social care in our town.

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.

Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

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.