#SpeakUp: Parson Cross Community Development Forum
For this project, Parson Cross Community Development Forum spoke to 160 older people at 11 of their regular sessions and activities, including exercise sessions, dance classes, lunch clubs and a memory cafe.
They talked about what it was like to access health and social care services locally - including what made it difficult.
Key findings
Parson Cross Community Development Forum heard about a range of topics, including:
- How difficult it can be to get a GP appointment
- The challenges of travel - getting to local services when public transport routes don't meet your needs, and getting to services that are only delivered centrally
- Experiences of getting social care packages in place - and the lack of support when going through the process
- A lack of formal identification of carers in Parson Cross, with lots not accessing any support
Read the full report to find out more about their findings, and our recommendations for change.
Read the report
If you need this report in a different format, please email info@healthwatchsheffield.co.uk or call 0114 253 6688.
What next?
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, have responded to this report and the recommendations we laid out and outlined actions they are going to take.
You can read their responses below:
