by Healthwatch Dorset | Apr 28, 2021 | News, Projects
Healthwatch Dorset has announced the areas of health and social care that it will investigate this year to make sure that local people’s views and experiences are used to drive and support improvements in services. Following analysis of public feedback to find common...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Mar 8, 2021 | News, Projects
Local health and care champion, Healthwatch Dorset, has launched a new public survey asking people to share their views and experiences of the county’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The public feedback campaign, which is welcomed by local NHS providers, will help...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Jan 7, 2021 | News, Projects, Volunteers
What’s it like being a young person using health, social care and wellbeing services in Dorset, and what changes do young people want to see? That’s what Healthwatch Dorset wants to find out, so they are recruiting young volunteers aged 16-25, to design and deliver an...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Dec 18, 2020 | News, Publications
Dorset’s community mental health services could learn and improve if they listen to the views of the people who need their support, according to a new report out today from Healthwatch Dorset. Healthwatch Dorset has been talking to local people with a range of mental...
by Team Admin | Dec 8, 2020 | News
A vaccine which protects against Covid-19 is being distributed in the UK today as part of the biggest mass vaccination campaign in NHS history. People aged over 80 in hospital, frontline health staff and care home workers will be first to get the jab at 70 designated...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Nov 18, 2020 | News, Publications
A new report out today from Healthwatch Dorset reveals local people’s experiences of health and social care during the first six months of Covid-19. It highlights common issues people have faced and how these have changed over time, and it identifies the challenges...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Nov 9, 2020 | News
Healthwatch Dorset has been recognised in a prestigious national awards scheme for helping local young people raise awareness of what it is like to live with type one diabetes. The highly commended award for ‘Celebrating our volunteer team’ was announced...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Oct 20, 2020 | News
Healthwatch Dorset has been nominated for a prestigious national award for helping local young people to raise awareness of what it is like to live with type one diabetes. Healthwatch Dorset has been shortlisted under the ‘Celebrating our volunteer team’ category in...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Oct 8, 2020 | News, Projects
A new film out today from Healthwatch Dorset (released to coincide with World Mental Health Day on 10 October*) shows local people sharing their mental health stories to raise awareness of the challenges people face and the support that makes all the difference –...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Sep 15, 2020 | News, Projects
Healthwatch Dorset recently took part in a national research study to understand patients’ experiences of virtual and remote health consultations. As many health care appointments are now being delivered over the phone or by video call in response to the Covid-19...
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Young people in Dorset want health and social care services to listen more, communicate better and coordinate their care