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The purpose of the project was to encourage ‘non-techie’ people with a visually impairment to try using an Amazon Echo to see if Alexa would be useful in their daily lives. This would also help towards reducing some peoples’ social isolation.

The Micro-grant intended to allow b:friend to visit some of the hardest to reach individuals and gain insight to their experiences of community, health and support them to further engage

A survey looking into the homecare and support people in Doncaster receive has revealed 62% are extremely satisfied with the service, however Healthwatch Doncaster recommendations have called for improvements

Healthwatch Doncaster's Board have a meeting every month - you can find the minutes and any other related documents below

In a recent poll, Healthwatch England asked people how confident they are that NHS and social care services can meet their needs

The Authorised Representatives felt that the home generally had good atmosphere; interactions between staff and residents were positive; the environment was clean and tidy; some small improvements could ensure a more dementia friendly environment

A team of people have carried out a review of hospital services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. The review has looked at all of the services and has made recommendations on changes they think could be made to some of our hospital services

The Choose Well App will help you to ‘choose well’ when you need to use NHS services in Doncaster, leaving urgent care to those who need it most

The Healthwatch Doncaster volunteers identified that there should be a piece of work focussed on Care and Support at Home so that people who receive care at home could share their views and experiences about the quality of that care

Healthwatch Doncaster's Board have a meeting every month - you can find the minutes and any other related documents below

To honour the occasion of the 70th birthday of the NHS last month, Jenson Faye will be savouring a bundle of treats to celebrate after being the named the winner of Healthwatch Doncaster’s Facebook competition

Healthwatch Doncaster update to the NHS Doncaster CCG's Engagement and Experience Committee (EEC)