1. Report -

    Healthwatch Doncaster's Board have a meeting every month - you can find the minutes and any other related documents from 2015 below
  2. Report -

    Healthwatch Doncaster planned a Living Well Event that included presentations to impart information and knowledge which attendees can share with other partners
  3. News -

    An event by Healthwatch Doncaster on Your Local Pharmacy & Keeping Safe Campaign
  4. Report -

    Healthwatch Doncaster planned the Pharmacy and Keeping Safe Event as part of its commitment to their strategic engagement priorities, cross boundary working and signposting. In addition the presentations aimed to impart information and knowledge
  5. Report -

    The Doncaster Keeping Safe Forum is a friendly, approachable community forum that anyone in Doncaster can join and meet every month.
  6. Report -

    The aim of the event were to raise awareness of Skin and Prostate Cancer and inform people what is happening locally around Prostate Cancer.
  7. Report -

    We have demonstrated in the last 12 months our ability to engage with the Doncaster public, through a series of events evidenced elsewhere in this report, gathering experiences and personal stories
  8. Blog -

    Healthwatch Doncaster has links with strategic partners, both locally and nationally, to help influence and improve our health and social care services for our Borough
  9. Blog -

    Your local Healthwatch wants to hear from children and young people who have something to say about the health and social care services that they use
  10. Blog -

    Doncaster’s Keeping Safe Forum is a place for people and professionals to come together to share a mutual interest in keeping people safe and well in our local area
  11. Advice and Information -

    A risk reduction tool for people and their families living with dementia
  12. Report -

    On the 5th October 2015, Healthwatch Doncaster held its Annual Event at Doncaster Deaf Trust, Leger Way, Doncaster with 46 people attending on the day. Feedback from those attending was overall very encouraging
    and is summarised later in this report
  13. Advice and Information -

    We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.
  14. Advice and Information -

    ‘Choose Well Doncaster’ is a handy and easy-to-use app for iPhone, which gives local people advice when it’s best to use health services and where they can find them
  15. Advice and Information -

    ​​​​​​​Avoid the wait at the GP and know when to visit your pharmacist instead. Look at how your pharmacist can help you.
  16. News -

    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.
  17. Report -

    The Doncaster Keeping Safe Forum is a friendly, approachable community forum that anyone in Doncaster can join and meet every month.
  18. News -

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

    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
  20. Report -

    Healthwatch Doncaster planned engagement events at Pride and the Recovery Games to gather extended narratives to establish more views on mental health issues
  21. Report -

    Ambassadors bring forward the views of marginalised groups, then work with local services to make sure their comments are considered and taken on board by local health and social care service providers.
  22. Report -

    Last year, Healthwatch supported over 336,000 people to share their story about health and social care. These views resulted in over 7,200 recommendations to services about the improvements that people would like to see
  23. Report -

    Healthwatch Doncaster's Board have a meeting every month - you can find the minutes and any other related documents below
  24. News -

    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
  25. News -

    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
  26. News -

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

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

    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
  29. Report -

    Healthwatch Doncaster's Board have a meeting every month - you can find the minutes and any other related documents below
  30. Report -

    Your local Patient Participation Group Network (PPGN) is supported by Healthwatch Doncaster and meets on a regular basis to discuss issues and concerns that affect people using GP services in Doncaster.
  31. News -

    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
  32. Advice and Information -

    Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.
  33. Advice and Information -

    Read how health and care services have adapted their services since lockdown
  34. Page -

    “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything”
  35. Advice and Information -

    Self-isolation, social distancing and shielding have been introduced by the Government to help you and your loved ones stay safe from COVID-19. Find out what they mean in practice and what applies to you.
  36. News -

    “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
  37. Blog -

    Healthwatch Doncaster have launched a campaign “Reaching Out” to connect with members of the public - this page is for volunteers to undertake an induction to connect with local people with a friendly conversation
  38. Advice and Information -

    A news release from NHS Doncaster CCG to reassure local people that despite the enormous pressures and demands on NHS services during the Coronavirus outbreak, local practices and pharmacies remain open to care for patients in Doncaster.
  39. Page -

    Utilising our staff team and local volunteers to connect with members of the public during these difficult times, Healthwatch Doncaster have launched a campaign called Reaching Out.
  40. News -

    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
  41. Advice and Information -

    If you are experiencing or feel at risk of domestic abuse, or are worried about someone who might be, find out where you can go for advice and help.
  42. News -

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

    Our weekly themed engagement delivered on online platforms, Facebook and Zoom, is Healthwatch Doncaster’s way of maintaining to deliver on our key ethos of engage, inform and influence during the pandemic
  44. News -

    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
  45. News -

    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
  46. Report -

    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
  47. News -

    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
  48. News -

    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