1. PRESS RELEASE: Doncaster group publishes innovative appointment card for people with learning disabilities

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    A local peer support group is celebrating the completion of a unique appointment card to help people with learning disabilities attend their health and care appointments, with the aid of a grant from Healthwatch Doncaster.

  2. 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.

  3. Micro-Grant Report: Choice for All Doncaster (2019)

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    Members of ChAD and Rossington Smile held several meetings to discuss scenarios which can be used to show people what could occur through social media.

  4. Spreading the News July - Speakup and their advocates

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    Catch up with the latest news and updates from Speakup and their advocates.

  5. Spreading the News August - Speakup and their advocates

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    Catch up with the latest news and updates from Speakup and their advocates.

  6. Flying the flag for learning disabilities

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    An NHS governor is flying the flag for people with learning disabilities by using his own knowledge and lived experience to improve the lives of people living with the condition.

  7. Have your say on a New Barnsley all-age autism strategy

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    NHS South Yorkshire is working with Barnsley Council and local health and social care partners to help build a new All-Age Autism Strategy for the next five years and are seeking the views and experiences of children and adults with autism, parents, carers and experts in the town.
    Members of the public are invited to attend the first in a series of drop-in events to help develop new, long-term plans for supporting people with autism of all ages in Barnsley.

  8. 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.

  9. PRESS RELEASE: Local people engaged in a survey to gather their views on access to GP services

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    Comments that access to GP services is an issue for Doncaster patients has been a common theme from patient feedback to Healthwatch Doncaster.

  10. Complaints, Comments and compliments policy and procedure

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    Healthwatch Doncaster CIC welcomes feedback, whether positive or negative, from all stakeholders, partners and members of the public about the service it provides

  11. Care Quality Commission report shows good progress by NHS hospital trusts on learning from deaths

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    Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections have shown good progress is being made by some NHS hospital trusts to implement national guidance on learning from deaths.

  12. Care Quality Commission shows people in Yorkshire and Humber regret not raising concerns about their care – but those who do raise concerns see improvements

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling for people to speak up about their experiences of care, as new research shows that people in Yorkshire Humber had concerns about their care but didn't raise them