1. Let's talk - Smoking and Vaping

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    Our first session of 2024 was at Rotherham College on Friday 12th January to talk about the health issues linked to smoking and vaping.

  2. What's important to you? We want your views

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    We are gathering feedback to help us understand what health and social care issues people face in Rotherham.

  3. What should we focus on?

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    We want your help to focus our projects on the things that really matter to people living in Rotherham.

  4. Transport survey - tell us your views and get the chance to be entered into a free prize draw to win a £10 supermarket voucher!

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    We want to gain a better understanding of how reliable and accessible public transport is for people across South Yorkshire who need to use it to get to and from health appointments, as well as the issues facing other transport users.

    We are gathering this information to help us with our research so that we can campaign for transport reform.

    Everyone who completes the survey has the chance to be entered into a prize draw for a £10 supermarket voucher. If you wish to be entered, please add your email address or telephone number when prompted at the end of the questionnaire!

  5. Olivia & Holly's volunteer placement with us!

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    During February and March 2024, we were joined by two University of Sheffield students, Olivia and Holly.

    They were a fantastic addition to our team and spent their time carrying out vital research for us as well as attending engagement events with our Community and Engagements officer, Andrea.

  6. Our statutory duties

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    Local Healthwatch have been set up in every local authority area in England by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. This sets out the statutory duties of each Healthwatch, which you can read more about here.

  7. Our Transformation together strategy is now available

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    Our Transformation together strategy for 2024-27 is now available for you to view.

    The strategy outlines who we are, what our vision is, what we aim to achieve and who will support us in achieving this.

  8. Our evidence - what does Healthwatch use and how?

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    To champion the public's views, we act on clear, informed evidence of their health and social care experiences.

    Healthwatch England recently published an evidence model which explains what data we collect and how, how we talk about it, and how we choose topics to focus on.