1. PRESS RELEASE: Patient feedback encouraging about emergency care services in Doncaster

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    Experiences of local emergency and out-of-hours services in the Borough are rated mostly positive by patients, in a new report published by Healthwatch Doncaster.

  2. Doncaster care home, Skills Support Limited, rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission

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    The Care Quality Commission has rated the care being provided by Skills Support Limited – Doncaster to be Outstanding after an inspection in November 2019

  3. PRESS RELEASE: Doncaster people share their stories about emotional health in a new report

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    People across the Borough value support from family and friends with their emotional health, alongside others with shared experiences, detailed in a report published by Healthwatch Doncaster

  4. PRESS RELEASE: Elle Rochelle Smith, wins ‘YMCA’s Apprentice of the Year Award’

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    YMCA Business Administration Apprentice, 19-year-old Elle Rochelle Smith from Doncaster, has been recognised for her outstanding achievement at Healthwatch Doncaster – an independent organisation, which shapes health and social care services

  5. Innovative mental health support service launches in Doncaster and Rotherham schools under new pilot scheme

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    Mental health support teams (MHSTs) have been officially launched in selected schools in two South Yorkshire towns as part of a nationally-funded pilot scheme

  6. Prescribing changes could save NHS £569 million

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    NHS commissioners in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw are asking local people to help them save a share of £569 million

  7. RDASH told it must make improvements following Care Quality Commission inspection

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    Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust told it must make improvements following Care Quality Commission inspection

  8. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals is rated ‘Good’ by Care Quality Commission

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    The CQC report published today (19/02/20), recognises a number of areas of quality care, practice and improvement at the Trust. Reflecting an overall positive picture, this latest report means that in addition to an overall Trust rating of Good

  9. Helping 1.5 million people to be healthier in 2020 – South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System sets out plans for next 5 years

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    South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System has plans to significantly invest and improve healthcare for people, including aims to significantly reduce the number of preventable deaths and illness caused by smoking, obesity, mental illness

  10. PRESS RELEASE: Local Healthwatch launches daily music playlist to help combat isolation

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    “Music gives a soul to the universe” said Plato, and it’s with this spirit that during the nationwide restrictions due to the coronavirus, Healthwatch Doncaster is inviting local people to share their song of choice for a daily playlist

  11. NHS warning to seek help for cancer symptoms as half of public report concerns with being checked

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    England’s top cancer doctor has urged people not to hesitate to get checked as new research revealed that nearly half of the public have concerns about seeking help during the coronavirus pandemic

  12. PRESS RELEASE: Local Healthwatch launches daily online sessions to support people during Covid-19 pandemic

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    Local Healthwatch launches daily online sessions to support people during Covid-19 pandemic

  13. PRESS RELEASE: Make your Doncaster photos front and centre in Healthwatch Doncaster’s annual report

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    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

  14. PRESS RELEASE: New survey launched to hear people’s views on GP care during the pandemic

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    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

  15. Listening Ear bereavement service extended

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    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

  16. Call for more BAME residents to get involved in research

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    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

  17. Keeping you safe and well during the Coronavirus pandemic

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    Information on the latest changes to the national guidance on shielding from NHS Doncaster CCG to come in effect on 1st August 2020

  18. Tell us about where you want to go for your flu jab this year

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    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

  19. PRESS RELEASE: Engaging with people to gather their experiences of cancer services

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    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. Healthwatch Doncaster facilitating a public group meeting about GP practice mergers

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    Healthwatch Doncaster are facilitating a public meeting discussion around the merger of two GP practices – Bentley Surgery and The Nelson Practice

  21. PRESS RELEASE: Local Healthwatch make it even easier for people to volunteer

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    Healthwatch Doncaster is looking to recruit volunteers from across the Doncaster area. We want to give the people of Doncaster, in particularly those who are seldom heard, a chance to have their say about health and social care provision locally.

  22. PRESS RELEASE: Report on urgent care shows overall patient satisfaction

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    A new report by Healthwatch Doncaster on urgent and emergency care has shown people in the Borough are positive about the service received, including during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  23. PRESS RELEASE: Healthwatch Doncaster shortlisted for prestigious national award

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    Local Healthwatch is shortlisted for work on urgent and emergency care in major national awards scheme. Shortlisting recognises Healthwatch Doncaster’s volunteers for gathering people’s experiences of A&E services in the Borough.

  24. Healthwatch Doncaster volunteers Highly Commended for work on urgent and emergency care

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    At Healthwatch England's National Conference, hosted virtually week commencing 2nd November 2020, our volunteers' work on the Urgent and Emergency Care was Highly Commended

  25. Ready, steady, census

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    Households across Doncaster will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021

  26. Local practice teams gearing up to deliver the Coronavirus vaccine in Doncaster

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    After months of preparation and international rigorous testing, the first Coronavirus vaccine will land in Doncaster this week