1. PRESS RELEASE: Voluntary groups encouraged to work together as part of annual grant scheme

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    Community groups in Doncaster can team up to apply for a maximum amount of £1,000 during Healthwatch Doncaster’s annual micro-grant scheme that launched this week.

  2. 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

  3. PRESS RELEASE: Healthwatch Doncaster joins forces with RDASH to set up a wheelchair forum

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    Wheelchair users in Doncaster are being encouraged to join a forum jointly created by Healthwatch Doncaster and Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDASH) to gather feedback on their experiences to advance services

  4. PRESS RELEASE – Funding of £500 available for local groups to facilitate health and social care conversations

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    Conversations around health and social care can be discussed in a range of innovative ways, and that’s why Healthwatch Doncaster has launched its micro-grant scheme for local groups to apply for £500 to help engage, inform and influence

  5. PRESS RELEASE: Awards success for Healthwatch Doncaster at YMCA Training ceremony commemorating National Apprenticeship Week

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    From an Apprentice to Business Support Officer in under two years, Emily Green was celebrated as YMCA Training’s Apprentice of The Year, and in a double swoop, the organisation was named as Employer Of The Year at an awards ceremony last Friday

  6. PRESS RELEASE – A new local support group for Trans and Gender Variant people is established for Doncaster

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    Trans Mission is an award-winning support group for Trans and Gender Variant people. The voluntary & community sector organisation will be opening its doors within the Borough this month

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. New research for the Care Quality Commission shows racial disparity in people raising concerns about their care

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    Research undertaken for the Care Quality Commission as part of their year-long “Declare Your Care” campaign has revealed those from a black and minority ethnic (BME) background are less likely than those from a non-BME background to raise concerns

  10. Shortlist Announced for Local Hospital Awards

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    Healthwatch Doncaster are sponsoring one of the Star awards this year’s event – the Volunteer of the Year award and Healthwatch Doncaster are included in 2 of the shortlisted projects for the Collaboration and Partnership Award

  11. Ready, steady, census

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

  12. 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.

  13. Your Care, Your Way

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    Help make sure more people get healthcare information in the way they need it.

  14. Chief executive receives top accolade

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    The Chief Executive of a Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire health trust has scooped the inaugural South Yorkshire ICS Inspirational Woman Award 2022

  15. Local hospital Trust unveils dedicated Student Hub

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    Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) has unveiled a new Student Hub at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, providing a dedicated learning and development space for students on placement at the Trust.

  16. Doncaster community raises over £3,500 for 75th birthday of NHS

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    Primary schools, healthcare workers and Doncaster businesses have raised a combined £3,500 for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) Charity as part of NHS 75 celebrations.