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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
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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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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 ‘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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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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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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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 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 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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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Healthwatch Rotherham would like to know your experiences of Coronavirus -
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If you have cancer, it's understandable you might feel anxious about COVID-19. The Government and NHS have both confirmed that cancer treatment should continue to be prioritised during the response to the COVID-19 emergency. -
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Thank you to everyone who took part in our Covid-19 Survey, we are now able to publish our findings. -
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Find out more about shielding, who it applies to, and what to do if you're a shielder. -
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Loneliness and obesity are two major public health issues influencing the residents in Rotherham, both have an impact on the mental health of the affected individuals, which has been particularly highlighted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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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 February 2021 we undertook a survey to find out what residents think of the Covid-19 vaccine in Rotherham.
We had over 330 responses from residents of aged 13 years upwards. -
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Dr Iram Sattar (GP & MWNUK Trustee) separates fact from fiction in this short video. Iram debunks the misinformation surrounding the newly established Covid-19 vaccine and encourages everyone to take the vaccine when offered! -
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A big thank you to all that participants that attended our March Let's Talk session where we talked about the myths and concerns around the covid-19 vaccinations -
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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 newsletter has been published today, and is available to download! -
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This report showcases myth-busting Zoom sessions we ran in partnership with HARP (Health Access for Refugees Programme) and British Red Cross on the Covid-19 vaccine for asylum seekers and refugees. -
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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 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 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 report titled 'Mind, body and soul' is now published and available to read below. -
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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