News and reports

Our Annual Report is a chance for us to look back over the previous year, reflect on the ways that your feedback has made a difference, and look ahead to our future plans.

In March 2016, 4 of our Enter & View volunteers visited the out-patient Ante Natal Clinic and the Rivelin Ward in-patient Ante Natal Clinic at Jessop Wing, Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

In February 2016, 2 of our Enter & View volunteers visited East Glade Centre, which houses one of the four Community Mental Health Teams in Sheffield.

In March 2016, 3 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Belmont House Nursing Home.

We have developed an Involvement Assurance Framework to support other organisations with their public involvement.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are going to be inspecting Sheffield Children’s Hospital in June.
They want to hear about your experiences of the service.

Young people's Q&A with Greg Fell, Sheffield's Director of Public Health
Tuesday 14th June, 4.45-7pm. The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, S1 4FW

In February 2016, 3 of our Enter & View volunteers visited Woodhouse Health Centre, a GP surgery.

NHS England have published a quick guide to help people avoid long hospital stays.

Healthwatch Sheffield (HWS) facilitated a Sheffield Health and Wellbeing Board Event in October 2015 on the topic of adult social care. The focus was on capturing service user experiences and using this to change care for the better.

In 2015/16, NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group and Sheffield City Council undertook work to understand the needs of Sheffield residents in relation to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and living with cancer.

On Friday 11th September 2015, a team from Healthwatch Sheffield was present in the main waiting area in A&E at the Northern General Hospital from 4pm until midnight.