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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. -
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The Rotherham Health App the new tool to help you manage your healthcare more efficiently. -
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The NHS states that patients have a legal right to register at whichever GP practice they choose. GP practices must accept any patients who wish to register with them unless they have reasonable grounds to refuse registration. -
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Feeling unwell? Read on for advice about where you can go for help with your health during the winter months. -
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Find out about the drive and walk through flu vaccine clinics used in Rotherham this winter -
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Alliance of local and national care organisations calls for feedback from unpaid carers after a year which has seen enormous challenges for all those working in the health and social care sector, those using services, and their loved ones -
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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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Thank you to everyone who attended our latest Let's Talk session where we discussed the current access to GP Services -
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Healthwatch Rotherham are undertaking a new project titled 'Mind, Body and Soul' over the next few months to find out what people in Rotherham want from services. We will be releasing three surveys in total. -
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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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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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Please see below the front page of last weeks Rotherham Advertiser, which highlights GP appointment issues in Rotherham, and that patients are demanding change, which has been taken from our recent GP report. Thank you for all your support -
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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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Please find attached our slides on Blood Pressure, kindly sent to us by Sara Eckersley - a Health and Wellbeing Coach at Dinnington Group Practice.
If you have any questions for Sara or us, please contact us on: info@healthwatchrotherham.org.uk -
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We were joined by 10 attendees for our October Let’s Talk event, this time focusing on Breast Cancer Awareness, in line with Breast Cancer Awareness Month that takes place annually in October. -
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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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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 first Let’s Talk of 2023 focused on the menopause. -
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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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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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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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In January 2024, we spoke to 61 people about their experiences and feedback on health and social care services in Rotherham. This was through a combination of in-person engagement and enquiries. You can find their feedback below: -
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On Friday 2nd February 2024, our Community Engagement Officer Andrea McCann went along to meet the u3a Lifestyle group at Tesco’s community room, to discuss all things NHS!
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In February 2024, we spoke to 43 people about their experiences and feedback on health and social care services in Rotherham. This was through a combination of in-person engagement and enquiries. You can find their feedback 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. -
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In March 2024, we spoke to 58 people about their experiences and feedback on health and social care services in Rotherham. This was through a combination of in-person engagement and enquiries. You can find their feedback below: -
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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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On 8th April 2024, our Community Engagement and Projects Officer, Andrea, visited Rotherham’s Parkinson's support group to have a general chat about all things Healthwatch. -
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In April 2024, we spoke to 47 people about their experiences and feedback on health and social care services in Rotherham. This was through a combination of in-person engagement and enquiries. You can find their feedback below: -
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If you have a learning disability or autism, we want to hear from you to learn about how you feel GP's, hospitals and dentists care for you. We want to know who is getting things right and providing you with great care, and who isn't so good. Where you feel care is not good, what needs to be better? This survey is to give you a voice to tell us what you feel good care looks like and for them to make any changes so that they can make care better.
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We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP. -
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Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
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Prior to Coronavirus the hospital discharge process was long and drawn out. Hospitals needed to free up beds during the pandemic and the government released new guidelines to streamline the discharge process
in March 2020. -
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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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A big thank you to all participants who attended our May Let's Talk session where we talked about stroke awareness -
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Our latest ‘Let’s Talk’ event was looking at COPD and TB Awareness. We had a turnout of 17 guests from a variety of services including Breathing Space, CAMHS, Rotherfed and Citizens Advice. -
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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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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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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 February Let's Talk event focused on eating disorders and had 7 attendees with a mixture of the public and professionals. -
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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 -
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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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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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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. -
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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.