News and reports

In February 2019, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Broomcroft House Care Home.

In August 2019, we worked with photography group Archive Sheffield to celebrate some amazing local people.

In January 2019, the NHS published their Long Term Plan – their vision for the next 10 years. Following this, local Healthwatch were commissioned to run engagement work in their local area to find out what local people would like this to look like.

The Perfect Patient Pathway was an awarded NHS England Wave 1 Test Bed site. It involved 28 partners spanning across health, social care, education, technology and voluntary sector organisations in the Sheffield City Region.

Our annual report is a chance to show you the work we’ve been doing and how it’s made a difference to people in Sheffield.

Healthwatch Sheffield, in partnership with local groups SAYiT and Transactive, has carried out an investigation into the experiences of trans people using health and care services in the city.

For the VCF Forum in March 2018, Healthwatch Sheffield worked in partnership with Sheffield City Council to discuss Scrutiny.

Scrutiny is an essential part of modern government. It helps to ensure that government is effective and accountable.

In January 2019, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited The Porterbrook Care Home.

Take a look at the papers for our March 2019 meeting in public.

In November 2018, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Prior Bank House Care Home.

We worked with Sheffield City Council and local voluntary sector organisations to speak to people who use home care services – we found out what they and their family carers think about the experiences, and the changes they would like to see.

This report captures the findings of a Focus Group held on 4th December 2018 about people’s experiences of CHC assessments. Participants were individuals whose needs have been assessed and family members and carers.