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Take a look at the papers for our December 2018 meeting in public. -
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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. -
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In 2016-2018, we were involved in a project called the Perfect Patient Pathway. This was an NHS England Wave 1 Test Bed site involving 28 partners spanning across health, social care, education, technology and voluntary sector organisations. -
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In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, also known as Coronavirus, we have decided to compile a page devoted to information outlining how to stay safe and healthy during this time. -
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Today we are publishing four interviews with local people, who discuss their own thoughts and experiences regarding the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on People of Colour, and the reports from Public Health England addressing this disparity. -
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“How can you trust people who refuse to answer questions about your child’s death in their care?” Scott Morrish – 30th November 2017. This question highlights the shattering of trust Scott Morrish experienced following the tragic death of his son Sam -
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Although we’re hearing the term ‘wellbeing’ a great deal, bandied around in the media or by Government, it is notoriously difficult to define as a concept. -
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‘The evidence is growing that loneliness has serious consequences not only for individuals’ wellbeing but also for their health and the economic stability of wider society’ Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness report. -
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There are a multitude of ways mental health support and race are related – with differences in rates of mental health diagnosis, access to the treatment, experience of treatment and outcomes. -
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The NHS Long Term Plan was published on Monday – following a number of issues being previewed in the media over the past week. Much of the content of the plan is as expected but I thought it might be helpful to highlight some key messages. -
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Three of our Young Healthwatch volunteers travelled down to London for NHS England’s Youth Voice Summit. The event aimed to explore the role young people can play in co-design of services and support in key areas that matter to young people -
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Festival of Debate is one of the platforms we Sheffielders are very proud of – it encourages discussion, urges us all to be more active citizens, and really makes us think outside of the box. -
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10 local people were nominated to take part in an exciting collaborative project between Healthwatch Sheffield and photography group Archive Sheffield. -
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COVID-19 may have cut Charlotte’s placement short, it’ll certainly make it memorable but we were determined to end on a high note. During the start of 2020 Healthwatch Sheffield has been supporting Charlotte, a Sheffield Hallam University student. -
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On 13 October, people representing voluntary, community and faith sector organisations across the City met for a Health and Social Care Forum meeting run by Healthwatch Sheffield. -
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In July 2017, we hosted a VCF (Voluntary, Community and Faith sector) Forum to explore how we can promote health and wellbeing in Sheffield. -
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The topic for the final Forum of 2017 was chosen based on public feedback. They believed that despite a number of attempts to re-think commissioning, the talents and expertise of the VCF sector
still aren’t being effectively harnessed. -
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Loneliness and social isolation affect so many people in our society and we know that the voluntary sector have been tackling these issues for years and have many valuable insights and ideas to share. -
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On 11th September, our Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector Health & Wellbeing Forum focused on people’s experiences of the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessment and how, with Sheffield CCG and our local authority, we can improve the process -
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The final Voluntary, Community, and Faith Sector (VCF) Health & Wellbeing Forum of 2018 was ‘Ready, Set, Engage!’. We focused on what effective engagement looks like & how the work done by VCF organisations can improve health and social care services -
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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. -
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For our latest Forum on 2nd December 2019, we focused on how financial pressures and hardship are impacting on people’s ability to keep themselves well in Sheffield. -
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In January 2018, we published our report ‘Not Equal: The experiences of Deaf people accessing health and social care services in Sheffield’. This is the British Sign Language version of the report. -
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We have developed an Involvement Assurance Framework to support other organisations with their public involvement. -
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Our complaints process outlines how to make a complaint about us and our approach to making sure complaints are resolved. -
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Our September newsletter shares some upcoming changes - including the new NHS 111 service, and an update on the Emergency & Urgent Care review. -
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Our October newsletter shares some upcoming changes and events - including our open day and information hub launch, as well as your chance to contribute to local changes in social care. -
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Our November newsletter shares some updates - including our new volunteer roles, an Adult Social Care survey, and a spotlight on NHS complaints advocacy -
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Our December newsletter shares some updates and changes - including a discussion forum about NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group, and work that is underway to develop new standards for Accessible Information. -
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Our January newsletter share updates including the council's Adult Social Care review, a look at Patient Transport, and information sessions for NHS complaints advocacy. -
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Our February newsletter shares updates including upcoming volunteer training, and some recent Healthwatch impacts -
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Our May/June newsletter shares updates including our report into Adult Social Care, and what our volunteers have been getting up to. -
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Our July/August newsletter shares updates including our first Annual Report, and a spotlight on the Care Act for adult social care. -
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Our Autumn 2014 newsletter shares updates including 'Mental Health in Sheffield: a snapshot', and a spotlight on our Young Healthwatch volunteers -
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Our Winter 2014 newsletter shares updates including the launch of our new Young Healthwatch group, an update on the Care Act, and on Patient Transport -
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Our Early Spring 2015 newsletters shares updates including our report on Patient Transport in Sheffield, and an update on Young Healthwatch -
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Our Late Spring 2015 newsletter shares updates including our Young People's Question Time event, and our Virtual Advisory Network (VAN) -
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Our Summer 2015 newsletter shares updates including our work with people living with Musculoskeletal problems, and our latest Annual Report. -
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Our Early Autumn 2015 newsletter shares updates including what 'really good' Adult Social Care should look like, our Enter & View work, and Young Healthwatch's newest work -
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Our Autumn 2015 newsletter shares updates including the difference your comments have made, plans for the new Children & Young People's Health & Wellbeing plan, and the work of our volunteers -
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Our February 2016 newsletter shares updates including an upcoming event for BME people, introducing our new Chair, and what our Young Healthwatch volunteers have been working on -
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Our Spring 2016 newsletter shares updates including our new 'Rate and Review' website, and our report into people's experiences at A&E -
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Our Summer 2016 newsletter shares updates including our National award win, and our latest Annual Report -
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Our Autumn 2016 newsletter shares updates including our Mental Health Crisis Care report, our work on Enter & View visits, and an update on our engagement work -
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Our March 2017 newsletter shares updates such as the next steps for our Mental Health report, our continued work with Voluntary Action Sheffield, and what's going on with the Testbed project -
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Our July 2017 newsletter shares updates including new members of our staff team, our report on disabled people's access to dentistry, and much more -
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This special edition of our newsletter is aimed at students - it features the big range of volunteering opportunities we have available -
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Our October 2017 newsletter shares updates including our work exploring Deaf people's access to health and social care services, our Learning Disability Report, and changes to Urgent Care in Sheffield -
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Our November/December 2017 newsletter shares updates including the extension of the 'Perfect Patient Pathway' programme, and our VCF Forum event focusing on bringing the voluntary sector together