1. Where can I go for support for my mental health as a parent?

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    We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need.

  2. Many women are positive about their maternity care, but improvements still needed

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    Findings from the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) national survey of more than 17,600 women who gave birth in February last year show that many had a good experience, including in relation to interactions with staff

  3. 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

  4. Local Hospitals Appoint First Ever Research Midwife

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    At the end of 2021, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) appointed its first-ever Research Midwife.

  5. New Breastfeeding Peer Support Volunteers

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    Doncaster Health Visiting team, which is run by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), has welcomed seven new additions in the form of Breastfeeding Peer Support Volunteers.

  6. Doncaster Paediatrics raises over £3,300 during ‘Winter Wonderland’ event

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    Members of the Paediatric team at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI) hosted a ‘Winter Wonderland’ for staff and patients on 15 December, raising a whopping £3,300 to be reinvested into the Paediatric and Neonatal departments.

  7. National survey shows decline in positive maternity experiences

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    Findings from a survey of more than 20,900 women who gave birth in February 2022 show fewer reporting positively about their experience of maternity care, with a notable decline in the number able to get help from staff when they needed it.

  8. Hospital charity campaign funds specialist scanner improving ‘dignified’ care for those suffering baby loss

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    A brand-new mobile ultrasound scanner will provide a more ‘dignified’ and ‘comfortable’ experience for patients with pregnancy complications.

  9. Works begin on brand new Doncaster maternity bereavement suite

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    On 13 March, works began on a bespoke space for people experiencing baby loss at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

  10. Doncaster Royal Infirmary opens specialist bereavement suite

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    A specialist facility dedicated to providing solace and support for families navigating the heart-breaking journey of baby loss has opened on Thursday 15 June at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI).

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Self-care in Doncaster

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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  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

  21. Annual Report 2023-2024

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    Grab a cup of tea and your favourite biscuit as Healthwatch Doncaster's Annual Report is here and this is something you are going to want to read!

  22. Do you need help getting to hospital?

    Advice and Information -

    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  23. PRESS RELEASE: Report on urgent care shows overall patient satisfaction

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    A new report by Healthwatch Doncaster on urgent and emergency care has shown people in the Borough are positive about the service received, including during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  24. PRESS RELEASE: Local doctors urge people to keep it, cancel it or rearrange it as missed appointments report is published

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    Healthcare professionals are reminding patients to keep, cancel or rearrange their hospital appointments if they cannot attend, as a report into why over 50,000 scheduled dates are missed annually is published.

  25. Why people miss their hospital appointments in Doncaster and Bassetlaw?

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    In October '17 Healthwatch Doncaster, working in partnership with the local Hospital NHS Trust and NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group commenced a three month engagement project to look at why people miss their hospital appointments

  26. PRESS RELEASE: Patient feedback encouraging about emergency care services in Doncaster

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    Experiences of local emergency and out-of-hours services in the Borough are rated mostly positive by patients, in a new report published by Healthwatch Doncaster.

  27. PRESS RELEASE: Change made at a rapid pace to improve patient experience and care

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    The North East Commissioning Support Unit, Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in partnership with Healthwatch Doncaster and a range of local health and care organisations led a review of spinal care, fibromyalgia and ophthalmology.

  28. PRESS RELEASE: Hospital team up with Healthwatch Doncaster to stress the importance of good nutrition

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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

  29. Care Quality Commission State Of Care 2019/20

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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

  30. 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.

  31. How can the local NHS improve emergency and urgent care?

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    Local doctors and clinicians are asking Doncaster residents how they can improve emergency and urgent care within the area

  32. South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP)

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    People living in Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield are being asked for their views on the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP)

  33. More needs to be done to make patients safe, says a CQC report into independent ambulance services

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling on independent ambulance services, commissioners and the wider system to do more to make sure patients are safe, following concerns identified during its inspections

  34. New NHS treatment guidelines introduced in Doncaster

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    NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group have issued a news release today confirming new NHS treatment guidelines introduced in Doncaster. They will come into effect later this month after a review of national and regional treatment guidelines

  35. Hospital Services Review event – 6th November 2018

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    A team of people have carried out a review of hospital services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. The review has looked at all of the services and has made recommendations on changes they think could be made to some of our hospital services

  36. Micro-Grant Report: Doncaster Parents Voice (2017)

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    Joint event with The LADDER Group and Young Healthwatch Doncaster celebrating and encouraging young people to have a voice about services they use in Doncaster

  37. COVID-19: Local information

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    Find out local support and information that can help during this Covid-19 pandemic

  38. COVID-19: Local health and care information

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    Read how health and care services have adapted their services since lockdown

  39. Enter and View Policy

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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.

  40. New app launched to help you find NHS services locally

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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

  41. Micro-Grant Report: Wellbeing Network (2017)

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    Integrating collecting health experiences from people using Bentley Library's wellbeing network.

  42. Event: Healthwatch Doncaster Cancer Signs and Symptoms Event 2015

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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.

  43. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group Report: Barnsley Asylum Seekers and Refugees

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    This was a drop in session for Refugee and Asylum Seeker women and children. The session is also used to do craft work and it also serves as a food distribution and clothing hub

  44. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group Report: Barnsley Macular Society - Support Group

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    The group is organised and run by volunteers, most of whom have macular disease, or know someone who has a macular condition. The group offers support and help in understanding macular disease and coming to terms with sight loss.

  45. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group Report: Bassetlaw Residents Group

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    Bassetlaw residents group are a group of people living in Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire

  46. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group Report: Be Cancer Safe Event

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    Be Cancer Safe is a social movement across the region which aims to raise awareness of cancer and increase the number of people diagnosed earlier. They hosted a Community Engagement Event at New York Stadium in Rotherham

  47. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group Report: Deaf Futures

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    Deaf Futures meet every Friday in a local community centre and have access to a BSL interpreter. The session is for the deaf community of Rotherham to attend as a social activity, to find out information on what is
    happening in the community

  48. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group Report: Healthwatch Doncaster Volunteers

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    A group discussion took place around the NHS Long Term Plan Survey. In attendance were 13 volunteers, more information about the demographics can be found in the report

  49. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group Report: People Focussed Group Report (1)

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    A group of adults ranging across all ages who meet together for the purposes of Peer Support around mental health

  50. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group Report: People Focussed Group Report (2)

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    A group of adults ranging across all ages who meet together for the purposes of Peer Support around mental health. This was the second visit to the PFG and gave access to some of the previous members from the week previous but in addition gave access