15 April 2018
Cataracts Engagement
Our engagement team is working with volunteers to collect experiences from people who have cataracts or have recently had surgery. If you have any feedback you would like to share please get in touch by completing the survey, calling 01773 880786 or emailing enquiries@healthwatchderbyshire.co.uk
4 April 2018
28 March 2018
Pharmacy Report
This report provides an overview of what Derbyshire residents had to say about their experiences of pharmacies between July and September 2017.
14 March 2018
Enter & View Reports from Derbyshire Recovery Partnership (DRP) Main Treatment Centre Sites Visits
Findings from visits undertaken to the 4 main Derbyshire Recovery Partnership (DRP) Treatment Centres across Derbyshire.
13 March 2018
Enter & View DCC Summary Report
For visits commissioned by Derbyshire County Council 2017-2018
16 January 2018
12 January 2018
Intelligence Report January 2018
A summary of reports and actions that have been undertaken by Healthwatch Derbyshire, including information on what we are currently working on, what work we are planning and updates on work we have previously undertaken.
12 January 2018
STOP! I have a learning disability
We teamed up with the county's Good Health Group to better support individuals with learning disabilities.
5 January 2018
Maternity Services Report
A summary of comments received September – November 2016
1 January 2018
Renal Users of Non-emergency Patient Transport
From January 2018 we will be working with renal patients who use non-emergency patient transport to travel to hospital for treatment. This work will help organisations who provide and commission transport services to understand more about the positives, negatives and any improvements that could be made to these journeys to and from the hospital. It […]
28 December 2017
Dementia Carers
The message that is coming over loud and clear so far is that, although there are many organisations across the county that can help carers, it appears that the quality of services and support from both the statutory and voluntary sectors can be patchy.
19 December 2017
13 December 2017
31 October 2017
Eating Disorder Report
Experiences of health and social care services for people with eating disorders.
31 October 2017
Fibromyalgia Report
Experiences of health and social care services for people with fibromyalgia.
30 July 2017
Get involved and help shape the future of health and care in Derbyshire.
30/07/2017 Update via Karen Ritchie, Chief Executive of Healthwatch Derbyshire – the county’s independent health and social care watchdog. Over the next few weeks and months we will be getting out and about to encourage people to join in a conversation on the proposed ideas set out for the future of Derbyshire’s health and care. […]
29 June 2017
Have Your Say On Dementia Care And Support
As the number of people living with dementia grows, the impact it has on those living with the progressive disorder and on their friends and family, has become an increasingly common talking point. Furthermore how the health and social care system plans to deal with the effects of this rise, both in terms of cost […]
26 June 2017
LGBT+ experiences of using health services
Healthwatch Derbyshire aims to talk to a wide range of people about their experiences of using health and social care services. As a result, we received a number of comments from the LGBT+ community through our general engagement activity. Due to some themes emerging in the information we received through this activity, we decided to […]
13 June 2017
Annual Synopsis Of Enter & View Visits
From June 2016 to February 2017, we carried out 26 unannounced Enter & View visits across all of the Derbyshire County Council (DCC) residential care homes.
1 June 2017
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
During 2015, Healthwatch Derbyshire asked children and young people about their experiences of using CAMHS services. Since then, we have been following up on the recommendations we made and the actions that organisations pledged. We have learnt about the work that has gone on in Derbyshire since that time, to try and offer the best […]
23 May 2017
Final Enter & View Tri-annual Summary Report
Healthwatch Derbyshire has carried out the final stage in its programme of unannounced visits to all Derbyshire County Council-run care homes.
1 March 2017
Ensuring That Health and Social Care Information is Fit For Purpose
We are currently finding out from local people with sensory impairments such as hearing and/or sight difficulties, whether the information available from health and social care services in the county are fit for purpose.
23 February 2017
Enter & View Tri-annual Summary Report
Healthwatch Derbyshire has carried out the final stage in its programme of unannounced visits to all Derbyshire County Council-run care homes.
1 February 2017
Access to Health Services for People with Learning Disabilities Report
Patient Experience Access to Health Services for People with Learning Disabilities Report
1 January 2017
Accessible Information Standard
Between January-March 2017, Healthwatch Derbyshire will be finding out more about how new Accessible Information Standards have been implemented in Derbyshire.
22 December 2016
Autism Pathway
An Exploration of the Parent Carer Experience, of the MultiAgency Pathway, that identifies and supports children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Derbyshire.
13 December 2016
Mental Health Crisis Report
Experiences of health and social care services before, during and after Mental Health Crisis
12 December 2016
Whitestones Care Home – Enter and View Visit Report
Trained volunteers conducted an Enter and View visit at Whitestones Care Home in Chapel-En-Le-Frith