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The Rotherham Health App the new tool to help you manage your healthcare more efficiently. -
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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
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The NHS is providing a new and more convenient way for you to access urgent care. Find out what this means to you and your loved ones. -
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Let us know your thoughts and experiences on accessing adult and children/young people mental health services in Rotherham.
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Our latest newsletter has been published today, and is available to download!
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Our Annual Report for 2020-2021 has now been published and is ready to read -
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Our latest newsletter has been published today, and is available to download! -
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Healthwatch Rotherham are recruiting for new voluntary members of our Steering Group. The group oversees the operation of the Healthwatch Rotherham contract, and provides guidance, to ensure successful delivery of our work programmes. -
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Our latest newsletter has been published today, and is available to download! -
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Our latest newsletter has been published today, and is available to download! -
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Our latest Healthwatch Newsletter is available to download and read now -
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Our latest newsletter is now available to download and read below -
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Our latest ‘Let’s Talk’ event looked at access to dentistry in Rotherham. We had a turnout of 10 guests from services including dentistry, Healthwatch and Voluntary Action Rotherham. -
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Our next Healthwatch Rotherham newsletter is available to download and read now -
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Due to an increase in dentist enquiries over the past few months, between December 2021 - January 2022 we decided to look into dentistry issues in Rotherham, and how Rotherham residents have found accessing a dentist in the past 12 months. -
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Our May 22 newsletter is now available to read -
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Our 2021-2022 Annual Report is now published and available to read.
If you have any questions about anything featured in this report, please contact the Healthwatch manager Natalie Palmer on: Natalie.palmer@healthwatchrotherham.org.uk -
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The new Integrated Care System (ICS) is a change to how health and care decisions will be made in our area. Read the statement from local Healthwatch in South Yorkshire about how we'll be working as part of this new system. -
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Our latest report on Long Covid/Post-Covid syndrome is now available to read below. We wanted to get an overview of how Long Covid is affecting Rotherham residents, what symptoms they are experiencing and what services they are accessing -
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Join us at our online drop in on Tuesday 11th October from 9:30am-11:30am.
Grab yourself and cuppa and share your story with us on healthcare services in Rotherham
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Healthwatch Rotherham believe it is important that you, as a resident, knows who pays for your health and social care services in South Yorkshire. -
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Healthwatch Rotherham have been undertaking community engagement in various services within the Rotherham area. We have listened to service users and noted down some key comments regarding their experiences with health and social care -
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Please find attached our spotlight shares from November 2022 covering Mowbray Gardens Library, Hygge Cafe tots club, Shiloh, Kimberworth Park and Breathing Space -
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Please find attached our spotlight shares from the previous 2 weeks, this time covering Mowbray Gardens Library, Rotherham United Dementia Cafe, Mature Millers, Veterans Group and St Mary's Church -
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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 -
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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
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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
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Our 2022-2023 Annual Report has now been published and is ready to download and read. We would like to thank everybody who has contributed to this report and taken the time to read it. We look forward to another great year.
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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.
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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. -
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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.
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Are you struggling to find an NHS dentist? The new dental recovery plan might help you get the dental care you need. -
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The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat some common conditions with prescription-only medicines, without you visiting your GP. Find out everything you need to know. -
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From 31 October 2023, GP surgeries must give patients online access to their new health record entries. Find out what information is in your record and how to access it. -
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During March and April 2021 we conducted three surveys looking into mental health services in Rotherham. The three surveys were: children and young people, adults and an organisational survey. -
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Our latest newsletter has been published today, and is available to download! -
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Our latest report titled 'Mind, body and soul' is now published and available to read below. -
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Healthwatch Rotherham have conducted a report that looks into how Rotherham residents access GP services, any issues they have experienced in the past 12 months, and how providers can improve the patient experience. -
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The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has been ordered to pay a total of £233,238 after pleading guilty to one charge of failing to provide safe care and treatment to four young children. -
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Our latest report is now available to read, discussing the issues those with English as an additional language experience when trying to access primary care services (mainly GP's) in Rotherham.
A thank you to everyone who contributed to this report -
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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 -
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In May 2023, we decided to ask a handful of people about their experiences with hospital appointment wait times in Rotherham. We decided to just do a small overview of the situation initially, before following up with a larger sample report in 2024 -
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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 -
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In July 2023 we spoke to 106 people about their experiences of health and social care in Rotherham. This was done through in-person engagement at services and events and through our enquiries. You can read a summary of what we heard below -
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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 -
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On Friday 7th July at Springwell Gardens Community Centre in Rotherham, Healthwatch Rotherham attended an engagement session with 25 members of the Rotherham deaf futures community group -
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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 -
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In September, we spoke to 60 people regarding their experiences with health and social care services in Rotherham. You can hear about their experiences with GP's, Rotherham Hospital and mental health services in our report below -
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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