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Read how health and care services have adapted their services since lockdown -
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This document sets out the approach of Healthwatch Doncaster to Enter and View. The policy is a ‘live’ document which is reviewed regularly to ensure it stays up-to-date. -
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This Privacy Statement sets out the data processing practices carried out by Healthwatch Doncaster. We retain and use personal data (information that relates to and identifies living people) to help us carry out our role -
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This policy is divided into two parts: Part 1 relates to the organisation’s ‘internal’ data protection (e.g. Data concerning employees, governors and volunteers/members); Part 2 relates to the data concerning service users and members of the public -
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A Doncaster researcher is making a call out to people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities across the UK to get more involved in research -
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NHS Doncaster CCG. senior doctors and nurses in Doncaster are encouraging people to think about eventuality of death as part of national Dying Matters awareness week. -
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The Social Care and Health Community in Doncaster has come together to make a new plan to help people stay healthy and live in their own home for as long as possible. This is contained within the Doncaster Place Plan. -
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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 -
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On June 20th, Healthwatch Doncaster will be moving premises to 3 Cavendish Court, South Parade, Doncaster, DN1 2DJ -
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Mental health support teams (MHSTs) have been officially launched in selected schools in two South Yorkshire towns as part of a nationally-funded pilot scheme -
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The purpose of the group was to continue an existing exercise class. Some who attend the class have experienced social isolation and this was their way of getting out and meeting new friends. -
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Doncaster GPs are reassuring patients that if they need to see a doctor, they will be seen -
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The micro-grant was used to hold an event to get people talking about World Mental Health day. The event included speakers, stalls for therapists, panel discussion and Mental Health Practitioners to exhibit their services. -
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My Network for Women celebrated World Mental Health Day by organising a one day event comprising of stalls, speakers, demonstrations, workshops, refreshments and lunch. Various meetings were held prior with committee members. -
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The purpose of the session was to get people together and have a good time at a Vintage Tea Party where they can interact with others, play musical bingo, do a quiz and be served copious amounts of sandwiches, cakes and tea.
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We arranged for Aspiring2 to come and deliver one of their wonderful Vintage Tea Parties, the event was advertised locally and our minibus was kept free that afternoon to enable us to collect anyone who could not get here themselves -
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Healthwatch Sheffield report investigating the experience of disabled people accessing dentists in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw -
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‘A cuppa with…’ - these sessions were aimed at health and social care providers to share information about that service and answer the questions of the visually impaired participants -
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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. -
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The purpose of the Complementary Therapies was to help encourage relaxation amongst group members seeking support to help deal with the stresses and strains of managing a loved one’s substance misuse addiction. -
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Integrating collecting health experiences from people using Bentley Library's wellbeing network. -
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Individuals, organisational representatives and health and social care professionals met at the Salvation Army Citadel to discuss their ideas around 'What Matters to YOU about Health and Social care' -
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A town centre shop which supports people with common mental health needs is on the move -
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On the 5th October 2015, Healthwatch Doncaster held its Annual Event at Doncaster Deaf Trust, Leger Way, Doncaster with 46 people attending on the day. Feedback from those attending was overall very encouraging
and is summarised later in this report -
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Healthwatch Doncaster is very pleased to invite you to attend a public consultation meeting on changes to Children’s Surgery and Anaethesia and Hyper Acute Stroke Units, which is taking place on Monday 5 December at the Trades and Labour Club -
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The aim of the event were to raise awareness of Skin and Prostate Cancer and inform people what is happening locally around Prostate Cancer. -
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Additional GPs will be stepping on board the Doncaster Health Bus this week in a bid to make it easier and more convenient for patients to access local health and care services -
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Healthwatch Doncaster planned the Pharmacy and Keeping Safe Event as part of its commitment to their strategic engagement priorities, cross boundary working and signposting. In addition the presentations aimed to impart information and knowledge -
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We want to hear your views on Direct Payments -
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Healthwatch Doncaster Stakeholder Survey Executive Report 2015, compiled by Mark Bright supported by the staff team -
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A risk reduction tool for people and their families living with dementia -
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Launched earlier in the year, the Listening Ear South Yorkshire bereavement service has been extended until December to help people who have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic -
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Healthwatch Doncaster's Board have a meeting every month - you can find the minutes and any other related documents from 2013 below -
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This was a drop in session for Refugee and Asylum Seeker women and children. The session is also used to do craft work and it also serves as a food distribution and clothing hub -
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The group is organised and run by volunteers, most of whom have macular disease, or know someone who has a macular condition. The group offers support and help in understanding macular disease and coming to terms with sight loss. -
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Bassetlaw residents group are a group of people living in Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire
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Be Cancer Safe is a social movement across the region which aims to raise awareness of cancer and increase the number of people diagnosed earlier. They hosted a Community Engagement Event at New York Stadium in Rotherham -
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Deaf Futures meet every Friday in a local community centre and have access to a BSL interpreter. The session is for the deaf community of Rotherham to attend as a social activity, to find out information on what is
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A group discussion took place around the NHS Long Term Plan Survey. In attendance were 13 volunteers, more information about the demographics can be found in the report -
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A group of adults ranging across all ages who meet together for the purposes of Peer Support around mental health -
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A group of adults ranging across all ages who meet together for the purposes of Peer Support around mental health. This was the second visit to the PFG and gave access to some of the previous members from the week previous but in addition gave access -
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Prison Healthcare Reps work on each Wing in the Prison to support fellow prisoners with access to healthcare and support services. The group of reps meet monthly with the Lead Nurse for Healthcare in the
Prison. -
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This was a drop in for men of all ethnicities to get together and discuss topics which are relevant to them. They encourage and welcome new people to the group and give support to new arrivals in particular -
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A community group supported by the local church in Bentley. They offer help to anyone irrelevant of their religious beliefs. Engagement around the views and opinions of local people in regards to the NHS Long Term Plan -
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Rotherham Military Community Veterans Centre (MCVC) Group are all Serving or Ex Service people or supporters, working together to provide a one stop point of contact in the Borough for our fellow military personnel -
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Sea Cadets is a national youth charity, working with 14,000 young people between 10 and 18 years old across the UK. Doncaster Sea Cadets works in the local community to give young people access to incredible opportunities and skills -
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Healthwatch Sheffield facilitated a two hour focus group with a group of ten adults with learning disabilities. Five support staff employed by Burton Street Foundation
were also in attendance. The group was well established and were comfortable -
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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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Please find below all the data, charts and wordclouds relating to the NHS Long Term Plan project in 2019 that Healthwatch Doncaster was the leading co-ordinator for Healthwatch in the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw region