News and reports

Our visit to Doncaster's Same Day Health Centre highlights the positive experiences for new and returning patients who use the service when they are struggling to access their local GP practice.

In January 2024 Healthwatch Doncaster were invited to undertake an independent review of Ward 24 Gastroenterology at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

Grab a cup of tea and your favourite biscuit as Healthwatch Doncaster's Annual Report is here and this is something you are going to want to read!

In the past week, the Care Quality Commission published 189 reports on services which have been inspected by specialist teams of inspectors.

Aspiring leaders within the private and public sector have successfully completed the first intake of the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) Board Development Programme.

We are proud to release our annual report 2022-23 which is a summary of all the projects and issues we have reported on over the last year, and full of the exciting plans for the year to come.

Catch up on the Yorkshire Ambulance Service Stakeholder update for May 2023. The ABS wants to keep you updated with their work, achievements and challenges.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated The Pleasance in Doncaster, inadequate and placed it in special measures following an inspection in December.

Healthwatch Doncaster were commissioned by Doncaster Council to understand the experiences of users of Doncaster dementia pathway services and their carers.

In the past week, the Care Quality Commission published 244 reports on services which have been inspected by specialist teams of inspectors.

Findings from a survey of more than 20,900 women who gave birth in February 2022 show fewer reporting positively about their experience of maternity care, with a notable decline in the number able to get help from staff when they needed it.

Local pregnant women are now able to drop-in to the Antenatal Clinics at both Bassetlaw Hospital and Doncaster Royal Infirmary to get the whooping cough vaccine.