1. PRESS RELEASE: Healthwatch running between the wickets alongside Doncaster Cricket Club on the Great Get Together weekend

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    As national celebrations take place on the Great Get Together weekend starting on 16th June 2017, Healthwatch Doncaster will bat alongside the local cricket club to engage with communities to capture feedback and experiences of health and social care

  2. PRESS RELEASE: Doncaster GPs asked to keep things simple when seeking patient feedback

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    People confident GPs take their comments and concerns seriously. Yet 3 out of 4 (76%) have never given feedback, most commonly because they don’t know how to.

  3. PRESS RELEASE: Local people in the region have their voice heard after publication of the NHS Long Term Plan report

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    Over a thousand people in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw have provided their views on the NHS Long Term Plan to improve health services.

  4. PRESS RELEASE: Hospital team up with Healthwatch Doncaster to stress the importance of good nutrition

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    A team of nutrition link nurses at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) have teamed up with Healthwatch Doncaster to promote the importance of good nutrition and hydration for patients while they are in hospital

  5. Dying really does matter

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    NHS Doncaster CCG. senior doctors and nurses in Doncaster are encouraging people to think about eventuality of death as part of national Dying Matters awareness week.

  6. New app launched to help you find NHS services locally

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    The Choose Well App will help you to ‘choose well’ when you need to use NHS services in Doncaster, leaving urgent care to those who need it most

  7. Helping people choose the right health and care service in Doncaster

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    Helping people choose the right health and care service in Doncaster

  8. Update on local GP surgeries: Church View, Dunsville Medical Centre & Ransome Practice

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    You may have read information in the local media about concerns surrounding three surgeries: Church View (Denaby), Dunsville Medical Centre & Ransome Practice (Scawthorpe).

  9. PRESS RELEASE: New year brings new website for local Healthwatch

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    Healthwatch Doncaster is pleased to launch its new website today giving local people a place to have their say on health and social care services by working with Care Opinion to obtain feedback

  10. New reports published - experiences of cancer services in Doncaster

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    Reports during the pandemic highlighted the importance of gathering people's experience of accessing cancer services in Doncaster. Read our report to find out more.

  11. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospital's Self-Service System

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    A new ‘self-service’ system will be in place in the emergency departments at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Bassetlaw Hospital as clinicians work to improve the sign-in process within the area and reduce overcrowding in waiting rooms.

  12. DRI Appoint Professional Nurse to Support Mental Health of Staff

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    Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) have appointed their very first Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) Lead Nurses.

  13. Adult inpatient visiting suspended at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals

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    Due to a recent spike in COVID-19 transmission, visiting at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) has been restricted as of 11.59pm on Wednesday 16 March 2022.

  14. Local hospitals mark two years since completion of first in-house COVID-19 test

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    The Microbiology team at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) has marked the two-year anniversary since the very first in-house test for COVID-19 was completed at the Trust.

  15. Government to improve drug treatment in most deprived areas

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    50 local authorities in some of the most deprived areas in England will receive enhanced funding over the next 3 years to rebuild drug treatment services.

  16. International Nurses Setting up Home with Local Donations

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    A group of nurses from around the world are putting down roots in South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, thanks to the generosity of well-wishers who are helping them set up home in their adopted country!

  17. Nurses and Consultants Host Asthma Awareness Stand at Meadowhall

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    Specialist asthma nurses and paediatric consultants from across the region gathered at Meadowhall on the 3rd of May, World Asthma Day, to educate shoppers on common misconceptions about asthma.

  18. Dementia Awareness Week Kicks Off with Singing for Memory

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    People living with dementia in Doncaster are reconnecting with friends and family through a good old sing-song which helps to lift their mood and spark happy memories.

  19. Invitation to a Right Royal Picnic in the Park

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    Doncaster folk are being invited to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee at an entertainment-packed picnic in the park!

  20. Ambulance worker raises £500 for hospital charity in memory of ‘selfless’ sister

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    An employee of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service has raised over £500 for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity, which will fund a shining star to be placed on the exterior of Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

  21. Celebrating International Women’s Day in Doncaster

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    Doncaster women are being urged to celebrate International Women’s Day later this week by dropping in on some health specialists.

  22. Taking the plunge to support families across South Yorkshire and the Humber

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    Two Yorkshire lasses are facing their fears and jumping out of a plane from 15,000 feet, to raise awareness of mental health and raise cash for charity.

  23. South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw hospitals launch improvements for breast cancer patients

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    Five Hospital Trusts across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire have launched a range of improvements to their breast cancer services.