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Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide. -
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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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Part of the local Healthwatch programme is to carry out Enter and View visits to get a clearer picture of health and social care service provision locally, to help ensure that the people of Doncaster are receiving good quality, accessible care -
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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 Authorised Representatives felt the home generally had a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Some improvements could ensure a more Dementia friendly. -
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The Authorised Representatives felt that the home had a caring, homely atmosphere. Everyone was welcoming and the manager and owner were very honest and open with a ‘nothing to hide/help us to improve’ approach. -
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The Authorised Representatives felt the home generally had good atmosphere. Some minor improvements could ensure a more dementia friendly environment. -
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Healthwatch Doncaster's Enter and View team conducted an initial visit in April 2019, with a follow-up visit in August 2019 -
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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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State of Care is Care Quality Commission‘s annual assessment of health care and social care in England -
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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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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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Healthwatch Doncaster spent time talking to a care home resident, their family and the care home manager at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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Healthwatch Doncaster spent some time having conversations with residents, carers and staff in local care homes. We wanted to hear about their experiences of care and support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. -
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Help make sure more people get healthcare information in the way they need it. -
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Every little helps – as Doncaster’s St John’s Hospice is finding out, thanks to the generosity of a local supermarket giant. -
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated The Pleasance in Doncaster, inadequate and placed it in special measures following an inspection in December. -
Advice and Information -
Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
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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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Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough. -
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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. -
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National Voices, Traverse, PPL and Healthwatch England put together some tips on how to get the most out of the virtual health and care appointments both for patients and health and care professionals. -
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COVID-19 poses a unique challenge for health and social care professionals when talking to someone with hearing loss. Here are some important tips to help you communicate effectively. -
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As national celebrations take place on the Great Get Together weekend starting on 16th June 2017, Healthwatch Doncaster will bat alongside the local cricket club to engage with communities to capture feedback and experiences of health and social care -
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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. -
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Over a thousand people in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw have provided their views on the NHS Long Term Plan to improve health services. -
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A team of nutrition link nurses at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) have teamed up with Healthwatch Doncaster to promote the importance of good nutrition and hydration for patients while they are in hospital -
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As part of on-going work with our local partners Voiceability Doncaster, the Local Medical Committee and NHS Doncaster CCG there was a willingness to get involved in developing some videos and information to support people to prepare for dying well -
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One of our roles at Healthwatch is to make sure people in Doncaster are informed about health and social care in the Borough. To help do this, there is a regular e-newsletter that we distribute so you can have the information straight into your inbox -
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NHS Doncaster CCG. senior doctors and nurses in Doncaster are encouraging people to think about eventuality of death as part of national Dying Matters awareness week. -
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The Choose Well App will help you to ‘choose well’ when you need to use NHS services in Doncaster, leaving urgent care to those who need it most -
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The aim of the event were to raise awareness of Skin and Prostate Cancer and inform people what is happening locally around Prostate Cancer. -
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Healthwatch Doncaster planned a Living Well Event that included presentations to impart information and knowledge which attendees can share with other partners -
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Helping people choose the right health and care service in Doncaster -
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You may have read information in the local media about concerns surrounding three surgeries: Church View (Denaby), Dunsville Medical Centre & Ransome Practice (Scawthorpe). -
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Our Patient Participation Group Network sees local PPG members come together to represent various areas across the Doncaster Borough -
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This page provides information of vaccinations for Covid-19 -
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Healthwatch Doncaster is pleased to launch its new website today giving local people a place to have their say on health and social care services by working with Care Opinion to obtain feedback -
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Bassetlaw CCG are raising awareness of the Diabetes Prevention Programme