Gateshead Annual event 2016 review
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Healthwatch Gateshead held their annual event and AGM in October 2016. The first part of the afternoon was a listening event where people had the opportunity to share their experiences of using health and social care services in Gateshead with the people who plan and run services on their behalf.
Feedback from the event told them that, generally, people thought that they had been listened to by the decision makers in the room. Most people felt they had enough time to discuss their issues and some of the issues were addressed on the day and taken forward by the representatives of the various organisations.
The following recommendations were agreed at the event.
Recommendation 1 — Healthwatch Gateshead proirities were agrred as being: Carers, NHS Continuing Healtcare, Mental Health, Young People and End of Life.
Recommendation 2 — Gateshead Council Adult Social Care
Recommendation 3 — Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group
Recommendation 4 — Newcastle and Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group
Recommendation 5 — Public Health
Recommendation 6 — North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Recommendation 7 — Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Recommendation 8 — Northumberland and Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Details of the changes made as a consequence of the recommendations were detailed in the report.