1. PRESS RELEASE: Project launched to gather views on care and support at home

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    Volunteers of Healthwatch Doncaster have helped to launch a project around care and support at home and have published an online survey this week to receive feedback from local people.

  2. PRESS RELEASE: Study into homecare support in the Borough shows users are extremely satisfied but local Healthwatch suggests recommendations

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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

  3. Home Care and Support Project

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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

  4. Doncaster Place Plan refresh 2019-22

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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

  5. Your Care, Your Way

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    Help make sure more people get healthcare information in the way they need it.

  6. International Nurses Setting up Home with Local Donations

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    A group of nurses from around the world are putting down roots in South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, thanks to the generosity of well-wishers who are helping them set up home in their adopted country!

  7. Elizabeth’s volunteering story in print

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    A Doncaster “diamond” who has clocked up more than 50 years of volunteering has chronicled the story of her selfless service for others in her newly published ‘autobiography’ - with all proceeds from it going to the charity she supports.

  8. Hospice needs help with raffle prizes

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    Staff at Doncaster’s hospice are appealing to local companies for support with raffle prizes for their festive fundraising. The Fundraising Team at St John’s Hospice in Balby have put out the call for first, second and third prizes for their annual Christmas Raffle.

  9. What should you expect from home care services?

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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?

  10. Do you need help travelling to NHS services?

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    Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

  11. Should I see a pharmacist instead of a doctor?

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

  12. Event: Healthwatch Doncaster Community Pharmacy Event

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    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

  13. Prescribing changes could save NHS £569 million

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

  14. Self-care campaign launched in Doncaster, to encourage purchasing over-the-counter medicines

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    A new campaign led by Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group to help raise awareness of the importance of self-care has launched in Doncaster, to help reduce prescribing by encouraging people to purchase over the counter medicines

  15. Self-care in Doncaster

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    This year, a campaign was launched to help increase self-care and reduce prescribing in Doncaster

  16. Healthwatch Doncaster event on Your Local Pharmacy & Keeping Safe Campaign

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    An event by Healthwatch Doncaster on Your Local Pharmacy & Keeping Safe Campaign

  17. Choose Well Doncaster – an app to help advise on using health services and how to find them

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    ‘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

  18. Healthwatch England Annual Report 2016/17

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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

  19. Healthwatch England Annual Report 2018-19

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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

  20. Local practice teams gearing up to deliver the Coronavirus vaccine in Doncaster

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    After months of preparation and international rigorous testing, the first Coronavirus vaccine will land in Doncaster this week