1. Advice and Information -

    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. News -

    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. Report -

    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. News -

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

    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. News -

    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. Report -

    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. Blog -

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

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

    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. Advice and Information -

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

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

    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. News -

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

    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. News -

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

    An event by Healthwatch Doncaster on Your Local Pharmacy & Keeping Safe Campaign
  18. Advice and Information -

    ‘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. Report -

    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. News -

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

    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. News -

    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.
  23. News -

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

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

    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.
  26. News -

    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
  27. Blog -

    Doncaster Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital (DBTH) commits to an enhanced experience for patients and visitors through their new 'Visitor's Charter'