NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group Report: Sheffield Futures
Healthwatch Sheffield facilitated a focus group with a group of Sheffield Futures’ Young Advisors and members of the Youth Cabinet. There were 13 participants in total, aged between 13 and 24.
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What did they do?
The focus group was structured around three activities:
- Lifestyle and long-term health conditions exercise
- ‘Healthytown’ exercise
- Storyboard exercise
Conclusion from Sheffield Futures
Participants had:
- A clear understanding of the impact of people’s lifestyles on their health, and were keen to discuss the role that schools can play.
- Had ideas about how schools could support young people to have a better understanding of healthy living
- Felt that services such as youth clubs located in communities encourage a healthy lifestyle for young people. When this is not possible, they wanted accessible and cheap public transport links so that travel would not be a barrier.
- Participants gave mixed feedback about the impact of digital resources on people’s health. Some participants said face-to-face interactions were always preferable, whilst others highlighted their positive experiences with services such as digital counselling.
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