1. Event: The Great Get Together 2017

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    Healthwatch Doncaster designed and delivered an engagement campaign aimed at older people, adults, children and families who attend Doncaster Town Cricket Club. The campaign was co-designed and delivered with Doncaster Town Cricket Club.

  2. 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

  3. Micro-Grant Report: B: Friend (2017)

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    B:Friend created an interactive mobile application to be used by befriending volunteers across Doncaster offering reference material, check-in functionality and media gathering tool

  4. Micro-Grant Report: Choice for All Doncaster (2017)

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    Representing the voices of people with Learning Disabilities around their experiences at the Dentists.

  5. Micro-Grant Report: Doncaster Central Learning Centre (2017)

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    Doncaster Central Learning Centre (DCLC) delivered six health conversation workshops targeting a small group of Black Minority Ethnic older people.

  6. Micro-Grant Report: Dig It (2017)

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    Dig It are looking to promote a sustainable future for the community allotment in Denaby ensuring that the benefits of allotment gardening are recognised.

  7. Micro-Grant Report: My Network for Women (2017)

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    My Network for Women celebrated World Mental Health Day by organising a one day event comprising of stalls, speakers, demonstrations, workshops, refreshments and lunch. Various meetings were held prior with committee members.

  8. Micro-Grant Report: North Doncaster Development Trust (2017)

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    The purpose of the session was to get people together and have a good time at a Vintage Tea Party where they can interact with others, play musical bingo, do a quiz and be served copious amounts of sandwiches, cakes and tea.

  9. Micro-Grant Report: Partially Sighted Society (2017)

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    ‘A cuppa with…’ - these sessions were aimed at health and social care providers to share information about that service and answer the questions of the visually impaired participants

  10. Micro-Grant Report: Support 4 Change (2017)

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    The purpose of the Complementary Therapies was to help encourage relaxation amongst group members seeking support to help deal with the stresses and strains of managing a loved one’s substance misuse addiction.

  11. Health Ambassadors

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    Our Ambassadors represent local people in Doncaster who are part of seldom heard communities - people who struggle to have their voices heard.

  12. Keeping Safe Forum: Meeting Papers 2017

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

  13. Health Ambassadors: Meeting Papers 2017

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    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.

  14. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.