Access to health and social care services in Sheffield: key issues from December 2022 and January 2023

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Summary of report content

Healthwatch Sheffield report on key themes in the feedback they’ve received in December 2022 and January 2023.  During this period they received 170 pieces of feedback.

The issues they report on include:

  • Access to GPs
  • Attitude of staff at GP surgeries
  • Access to dentistry
  • Experience of maternity services, including breastfeeding support
  • Access to medication at pharmacies
  • The impact of the cost of living increases

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General details

Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Sheffield
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Key themes
Access to services
Booking appointments
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity
Complaints
Lifestyle and wellbeing; wider determinants of health
Medication, prescriptions and dispensing
Service organisation, delivery, change and closure
Staffing - levels and training
Waiting for appointments or treatment; waiting lists for treatment
Waiting times- punctuality and queuing on arrival

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
General feedback
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
N/A

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Dentist
Emergency department (inc A&E)
General Practice (GP)
Maternity care
Pharmacy

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
170
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