1. Spotlight Shares - January 2023

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    Our Engagement Officer Mariah has been busy talking to people in the community to gather their thoughts on local health and social care services in Rotherham

  2. Let's Talk Menopause: Event Write-Up

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    Our first Let’s Talk of 2023 focused on the menopause.

  3. Let's Talk...Diabetes: in-person event - 30/01/23

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    On the 30th January 2023 we held our first in-person Let's Talk event at Brentwood Hotel, Rotherham. Our first event discussed diabetes and was attended by 20 people.

  4. Let's Talk Dementia: In-Person event 10/2/23

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    Our second in-person Let's Talk event took place at Silverwood Miners Welfare Resource Centre to a group of 35 attendees from the Military Community Veterans Centre (MCVC).
    The topic chosen by the group was Dementia.

  5. Let's Talk Eating Disorder Awareness event write-up

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    Our February Let's Talk event focused on eating disorders and had 7 attendees with a mixture of the public and professionals.

  6. Spotlight Shares - February 2023

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    Our Community Engagement Officer has been out in the Rotherham community over the past 2 weeks to gather their opinions and experiences of services in Rotherham

  7. Let's Talk Cervical Cancer Awareness Event Write-up

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    Our March 'Let's Talk' event focused on Cervical Cancer. We had 5 attendees. Sadly, our guest speaker Sally Abbott was unavailable to present, but she kindly sent us some slides regarding Cervical Cancer that you can view below

  8. Spotlight Shares May 2023

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    Our Community Engagement Officer Andrea has been hearing residents views from a number of different services in Rotherham. Thank you for speaking with us and making your voice heard

  9. Healthwatch Rotherham volunteer wins Chevening Gold Award

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    Our former volunteer, Anointed Riches, has recently been awarded the Chevening Gold Award at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for volunteering 100 hours with Healthwatch whilst studying at University in Sheffield.

  10. Let's Talk In Person: Diabetes

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    Our June 'Let's Talk' took place in a sunny Clifton Park, with 20 attendees from the Rotherham Yemini and Kashmiri Group learning about diabetes, in-line with National Diabetes Week.

  11. Spotlight Shares - June 2023

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    Our Community Engagement Officer Andrea has been out in the community this month talking to various Rotherham residents, at a number of services and events, to listen to their experiences of local services
    You can view her findings below

  12. Let's Talk -29th June - 5 ways to well-being

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    On the 29th June, Healthwatch Rotherham and Shiloh embarked on a unique 'Let's Talk' event with 5 attendees on a barge at Swinton Lock. The event covered mental health and 5 ways to wellbeing.

  13. Rotherham Council - Adult social care survey: Share your views

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    Rotherham Council is seeking to update its adult social care priorities for the borough. To achieve the best outcomes for people, they recognise the importance of putting the person at the heart of everything they do.

  14. Current Surveys:

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    Please see below a list of our current surveys. Completing these surveys allows you to share your experiences, views and opinions anonymously. All feedback is compiled into a report and sent to the relevant services to help improve patient care.

  15. RDaSH Crisis Service Feedback Survey

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    Healthwatch Rotherham are working with the Rotherham Crisis Team Service to gather feedback from those who have accessed the service themselves/on behalf of someone else, and wish to share their experiences, good or bad. All feedback is anonymous.

  16. Spotlight Shares - July 2023

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    Our engagement officer Andrea has been busy out in the community this month listening to people's experiences and feedback from various services in Rotherham. You can find a snapshot of some of their comments below. All feedback is shared

  17. Spotlight Shares - August 2023

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    Our Community Engagement Officer Andrea has been out in the community again this month speaking with people and hearing their views/experiences on Health and Social care services in Rotherham. All feedback is given to the mentioned services

  18. Rotherham Show 2023

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    We were back again at the Rotherham Show with Citizens Advice on the 2nd and 3rd September in glorious sunshine. We spoke to so many of you, handed out surveys, listened to your experiences and made sure you knew how to contact us if needed.

  19. Spotlight Shares September 23

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    Our Community Engagement Officer Andrea has been out in the community again this month gathering feedback from residents on health and social care services. All feedback will be shared with services to improve the patient experience

  20. Let's Talk: Self-care in extreme weathers and the changing climate

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    On Monday 9th October, Healthwatch Rotherham organised an event with Hellaby Craft Club to discuss self-care in extreme weathers and our ever-changing climate. Our guest speaker for this event was Kym Gleeson, a wellbeing co-ordinator with Age UK

  21. Spotlight Shares - October 2023

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    Our Community Engagement Officer Andrea has been out and about in the community this month gathering feedback from local people about their experiences with health and social care services in Rotherham

  22. Let's Talk...Long Covid

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    On Wednesday 15th November, Healthwatch Rotherham and Rehana Hussain from the RDASH Long Covid Team, spoke to 20 people at the Unity Centre about Long Covid. The session was split into two 10 minute sessions (men and women) and was given in Urdu.