News and reports

Your local Patient Participation Group Network (PPGN) is supported by Healthwatch Doncaster and meets on a regular basis to discuss issues and concerns that affect people using GP services in Doncaster.

The Doncaster Keeping Safe Forum is a friendly, approachable community forum that anyone in Doncaster can join and meet every month.

Part of the local Healthwatch programme is to carry out Enter and View visits to get a clearer picture of health and social care service provision locally, to help ensure that the people of Doncaster are receiving good quality, accessible care

Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.

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

The Staying Safe website is a potentially life-saving resource developed by 4 Mental Health, with invaluable input from international academics, mental health practitioners, people who have survived suicidal thoughts

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

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

The Authorised Representatives felt the home generally had a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Some improvements could ensure a more Dementia friendly.

Our AGM will be a celebration of the work that Healthwatch Doncaster have been involved in delivering with local people and partners throughout 2017-18

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