Healthwatch Doncaster Summary Report: Community Conversations about the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP)

As a result of discussions with Commissioners Working Together, Healthwatch Doncaster was asked to provide additional support by having conversations with local people, groups including seldom heard, to gather their thoughts about the STP

Over the course of a two month period, Healthwatch spoke to 180 people through 9 groups and five public meetings.

Local people having their say

The conversational approach combined with accessing pre-existing groups and networks reached 180 people across Doncaster. This is not a representative sample from the local population but the individuals and groups that were involved are groups and individuals that have either decided to attend a conversation session or a group who have been willing to participate in a conversation session.

As with any conversation about change and especially conversation about change to the NHS there is always a high degree of emotion but the emotional investment in conversations demonstrates the strength of feeling and enthusiasm for on-going engagement and involvement.

Key themes from the local conversations

  • Service change
  • Finance 
  • Leadership 
  • Integration 
  • Engagement 

Healthwatch Doncaster will be sharing the outcomes of this report with health and social care organisations in Doncaster so that the voice of local people and their views about the Sustainability and Transformation Plan can be listened to and taken into account.

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Healthwatch Doncaster Summary Report: Community Conversations about the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Sustainability and Transformation Plan

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