New College: Student health and wellbeing day report
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Healthwatch Swindon attended the New College Swindon annual health and wellbeing week in February 2017, and this report summarizes the findings of their engagement at the event.
Healthwatch Swindon created a simple questionnaire on Surveymonkey which they used to talk to students using both a tablet to collect responses and hard copies, the responses on which were later input. The objective was to test out students’ awareness of the local alternatives to a GP appointment should a friend become unwell or injure themselves. Students were incentivised to respond by being offered a prize draw with two ten pound shopping vouchers as prizes.
Findings from the activity included:
- In general there was awareness of most of the options available in the absence of a GP appointment and no surprising answers.
- 54% would take a friend that injured themselves to Accident and Emergency at hospital.
- Most would take a friend who was feeling unwell to the college nurse or to a doctor.
The feedback led to the recommendation that accessible and widely distributed publicity about alternatives to A&E are available and kept up to date.