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How to communicate better with people with hearing loss
COVID-19 poses a unique challenge for health and social care professionals when talking to someone with hearing loss. Here are some important tips to help you communicate effectively.
2 September 2020
Advice and Information
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24 Hours in Urgent and Emergency Care Follow-up 2020
The project on urgent and emergency care was re-created in 2020 in order to measure the impact of any changes to patient experience, either as a result of the review or Healthwatch Doncaster’s recommendations in 2019
29 August 2020
Report
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PRESS RELEASE: Engaging with people to gather their experiences of cancer services
Cancer services have been impacted by Covid-19 and that’s why Healthwatch Doncaster have launched a new project to hear from local people to share their experiences to help inform local service delivery.
20 August 2020
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Tell us about where you want to go for your flu jab this year
All local NHS organisations, Primary Care Doncaster and Healthwatch Doncaster want to hear about where you want to go to get your Flu jab this year
4 August 2020
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Board Papers: 30th July 2020
Healthwatch Doncaster's Board have a meeting every month - you can find the minutes and any other related documents below
30 July 2020
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Keeping you safe and well during the Coronavirus pandemic
Information on the latest changes to the national guidance on shielding from NHS Doncaster CCG to come in effect on 1st August 2020
29 July 2020
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Getting the most out of the virtual health and care experience
National Voices, Traverse, PPL and Healthwatch England put together some tips on how to get the most out of the virtual health and care appointments both for patients and health and care professionals.
28 July 2020
Advice and Information
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Call for more BAME residents to get involved in research
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
27 July 2020
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Listening Ear bereavement service extended
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
14 July 2020
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Healthwatch Doncaster Annual Report 2019/20
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
30 June 2020
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PRESS RELEASE: New survey launched to hear people’s views on GP care during the pandemic
Patients in Doncaster who have accessed healthcare support from their local GP during Covid-19 are being encouraged to have their say in a new survey by Healthwatch Doncaster
30 June 2020
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PRESS RELEASE: Make your Doncaster photos front and centre in Healthwatch Doncaster’s annual report
Exercise has been implemented in our daily routine since lockdown, if you’ve turned into a keen photographer during your travels then Healthwatch Doncaster want to give you the chance to showcase your Doncaster snaps in our forthcoming Annual Report
19 May 2020
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