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Healthwatch Doncaster was established in April 2013, as one of 152 local Healthwatch organisations. This is the first Annual Report. -
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Healthwatch Doncaster's Enter and View team conducted an initial visit in August 2018, with a follow-up visit in March 2019 -
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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 -
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The fourth annual Recovery Games on 18 August saw over 650 people from all parts of the UK coming together at Hatfield Activity Centre in Doncaster in a fun packed day of celebration of people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
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Healthwatch Doncaster update to the NHS Doncaster CCG's Engagement and Experience Committee (EEC) -
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In October '17 Healthwatch Doncaster, working in partnership with the local Hospital NHS Trust and NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group commenced a three month engagement project to look at why people miss their hospital appointments -
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Healthwatch Doncaster designed and delivered an engagement campaign aimed at older people, adults, children and families who attend Doncaster Town Cricket Club. The campaign was co-designed and delivered with Doncaster Town Cricket Club. -
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We have demonstrated in the last 12 months our ability to engage with the Doncaster public, through a series of events evidenced elsewhere in this report, gathering experiences and personal stories -
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Aspiring provided afternoon tea to our guests; arranged memorabilia items around the room; during afternoon tea their guests were encouraged to select something from the memory table and to tell other guests any memories it may have evoked for them -
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On Wednesday 25th September 2013 forty-two members of Healthwatch Doncaster attended an event at Doncaster Trades Club. The event provided an opportunity to meet members of the Healthwatch Doncaster Support Team, Board and of course each other -
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2015/16 has seen a significant increase in people wanting to talk to Healthwatch Doncaster and tell us about their health and social care experiences. The dedicated staff team, volunteers and
Board members have continued to spread the word about HWD -
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The last 12 months have seen a period of change and transformation for Healthwatch Doncaster. The creation of a new Community Interest Company (CIC), relocation to new premises and the appointment of a new
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Healthwatch Doncaster has secured the provision of Healthwatch services in Doncaster for the next three years which included the added bonus of a new peer support service coming into Healthwatch Doncaster – Choice for All Doncaster.
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The last year has been all about Engage, Inform and Influence and Healthwatch Doncaster hopes that you will enjoy reading about the work we have done in this report -
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Healthwatch Doncaster has seen at first hand the incredible efforts of our local hospitals , GPs and other medical and care services in treating citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic -
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Healthwatch Doncaster CIC welcomes feedback, whether positive or negative, from all stakeholders, partners and members of the public about the service it provides -
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Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year -
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B:Friend created an interactive mobile application to be used by befriending volunteers across Doncaster offering reference material, check-in functionality and media gathering tool -
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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 -
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Cast and Healthwatch Doncaster hosted a preshow coffee and tea roundtable chat for up to 27 people (15 attended pre show) to get to know service users and staff from local groups that have access to Doncaster Healthwatch services -
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Representing the voices of people with Learning Disabilities around their experiences at the Dentists. -
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Members of ChAD and Rossington Smile held several meetings to discuss scenarios which can be used to show people what could occur through social media. -
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Be Aware successfully delivered a joint project across two community organisations linking in wellbeing activities by promoting Five Ways to Wellbeing. -
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Doncaster Central Learning Centre (DCLC) delivered six health conversation workshops targeting a small group of Black Minority Ethnic older people.
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The aim of the project is to deliver six sewing workshops (workshops targeting a small group of Black Minority Ethnic older people), delivering health conversations around the topic of social prescribing in Doncaster.
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Dig It are looking to promote a sustainable future for the community allotment in Denaby ensuring that the benefits of allotment gardening are recognised. -
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Joint event with The LADDER Group and Young Healthwatch Doncaster celebrating and encouraging young people to have a voice about services they use in Doncaster -
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The micro grant supported DonMentia to purchase merchandise and fund printing that informs the community through events of the support that is available for people affected by Dementia. -
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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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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 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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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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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
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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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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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Healthwatch Doncaster Stakeholder Survey Executive Report 2015, compiled by Mark Bright supported by the staff team -
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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