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End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions. -
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Engagement officer Sandie Hodson, alongside an enthusiastic team of Healthwatch volunteers, undertook nineteen care home visits between July – December 2016. -
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Healthwatch Doncaster's Enter and View team conducted an initial visit in August 2018, with a follow-up visit in March 2019 -
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The Authorised Representatives felt that the home generally had good atmosphere; interactions between staff and residents were positive; the environment was clean and tidy; some small improvements could ensure a more dementia friendly environment -
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The fourth annual Recovery Games on 18 August saw over 650 people from all parts of the UK coming together at Hatfield Activity Centre in Doncaster in a fun packed day of celebration of people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
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A local photo exhibition highlighting the daily lives of three families in Doncaster is set to tour the town’s Community libraries after Healthwatch Doncaster joined its crowdfunding drive earlier this year and provided match-funding for the project -
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A survey looking into the homecare and support people in Doncaster receive has revealed 62% are extremely satisfied with the service, however Healthwatch Doncaster recommendations have called for improvements -
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Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year -
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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 -
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Cast and Healthwatch Doncaster hosted a preshow coffee and tea roundtable chat for up to 27 people (15 attended pre show) to get to know service users and staff from local groups that have access to Doncaster Healthwatch services -
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The aim of the project is to deliver six sewing workshops (workshops targeting a small group of Black Minority Ethnic older people), delivering health conversations around the topic of social prescribing in Doncaster.
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This document sets out the approach of Healthwatch Doncaster to Enter and View. The policy is a ‘live’ document which is reviewed regularly to ensure it stays up-to-date. -
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Individuals, organisational representatives and health and social care professionals met at the Salvation Army Citadel to discuss their ideas around 'What Matters to YOU about Health and Social care' -
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We want to hear your views on Direct Payments -
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A summary of the 19 care home visits undertaken by Healthwatch Doncaster volunteers and staff in the period 28 July to 20 December 2016. The findings are based on a conversational approach, talking informally to residents/visitors -
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The Healthwatch Doncaster volunteers identified that there should be a piece of work focussed on Care and Support at Home so that people who receive care at home could share their views and experiences about the quality of that care -
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In a recent poll, Healthwatch England asked people how confident they are that NHS and social care services can meet their needs -
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Choosing adult social care in England is one of the biggest sources of stress compared to other key life events, according to a survey of 1,000 people carried out for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) -
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Doncaster Council have published their Adult Social Care Peer Challenge Report that contains the findings and recommendations including an excerpt below showcasing the work of Healthwatch Doncaster -
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State of Care is Care Quality Commission‘s annual assessment of health care and social care in England -
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After its initial publication in 2016, NHS Doncaster CCG have refreshed the Doncaster Place Plan, highlighting how health and care services will look until 2022 -
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The Authorised Representatives felt that the home had a caring, supportive, friendly atmosphere. Residents seemed happy and well cared for. Everyone was welcoming and the manager and staff appeared friendly and
open with us. -
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The Authorised Representatives felt the home generally had good atmosphere. Interactions between staff and residents were positive. The environment was clean and tidy.
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Everyone at The Old Rectory Care Home was welcoming, the manager and staff were friendly and open with us. -
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The Authorised Representatives felt that the home had an upbeat, friendly atmosphere. Interactions between staff and residents were very good. The environment was clean and tidy. -
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The Authorised Representatives felt that the home had a supportive, friendly and caring atmosphere. Residents seemed happy and well cared for. We were made welcome by the manager and staff and observed genuinely caring interactions between staff -
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The home has been under new management since the summer and is currently undergoing a programme of re-organisation.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published the findings of an in-depth review on the state of oral health care in care homes across England -
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The Care Quality Commission has rated the care being provided by Skills Support Limited – Doncaster to be Outstanding after an inspection in November 2019 -
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Over the last year Healthwatch has heard from 341,000 people, carers and staff, all of whom have given their time to share their experiences of health and social care services -
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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 -
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After months of preparation and international rigorous testing, the first Coronavirus vaccine will land in Doncaster this week -
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals are encouraging local people to continue their support for the NHS following the Covid-19 pandemic and stand for election as public governors.
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Help make sure more people get healthcare information in the way they need it. -
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The NHS is changing in 2022 to make sure everybody works together to provide the best care for everyone. How you receive your care, and where from is unlikely to change. The change is happening to the organisations that commission your care. -
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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. -
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Jo Caddick’s sponsored run in memory of a long-term friend raised a welcome £581 for Doncaster’s St John’s Hospice. Jo, 47, from Sprotbrough, completed this year’s Doncaster half-marathon in 2hrs 29 minutes -
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This October we are rising awareness and fighting the stigma of Domestic Abuse. Domestic abuse can continue to impact on our lives for many years. Remember, you are not alone. -
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A new research study to improve health outcomes for local children and families has just recruited its 500th participant in Doncaster. -
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Players from Doncaster football and rugby team visited Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI) on 14 December to hand-deliver gift bags for the youngsters on the children’s wards. -
CQC inspectors publish reports on 244 Adult Social Care, Primary Medical Care and Hospitals Services
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In the past week, the Care Quality Commission published 244 reports on services which have been inspected by specialist teams of inspectors. -
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A Doncaster service which supports people who have problems with substance use, hosted a visit from the Independent Adviser to the Government on Health, Wellbeing and Drugs earlier this month. -
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Sarah Sutherland and Emily Watkinson at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) were presented with awards after winning in their nominated categories at the Doncaster College Apprenticeship Awards. -
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The UK’s leading gynaecological cancer charity, The Eve Appeal, has published new survey findings to launch its annual fundraising and awareness-raising campaign Get Lippy, which runs throughout May. -
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A Doncaster man is getting into the boxing ring to fundraise for charity in memory of his grandma. -
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As part of national Recovery Month in September, Aspire Drug and Alcohol Service will be marking the 10th anniversary of the Recovery Games and encouraging local people to join in the celebrations. -
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The 10th anniversary of the Recovery Games took place on Saturday 16 September and saw people coming together to celebrate the achievements of people in recovery from a drug and alcohol problems. -
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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?