What we are hearing Quarterly Report: April - June 2025

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Summary of report content

Healthwatch York report on key themes in the feedback they received in Q1 2025/26.  During that period, they heard from 395 people.

Key themes in feedback about GP services

  • Praise and thanks for care
  • Difficulties in making appointments
  • Concerns about missed and delayed diagnoses
  • incorrect medical records
  • Failure to signpost to further help and support 

Key themes in feedback about hospital services

  • Praise and thanks for care
  • Concerns about lack of support for some health conditions
  • Long waiting times
  • Problems with medication
  • Concerns about staffing levels and quality of care
  • Failure to meet access needs

Key themes in feedback about mental health services

  • praise and thanks for care
  • Dismissive attitudes from staff
  • Difficulties getting access to the right care and support
  • Long waiting times for support

Key themes in feedback about dental care

  • Praise and thanks for care
  • Lack of NHS dentists in the city
  • Unaffordable costs of private care
  • Reports of poor treatment and failure to remedy problems
  • Challenges accessing care for potentially vulnerable groups and individuals

Key themes in feedback about neurodiversity support

  • Praise and thanks for care
  • Long waiting times for accessing diagnosis
  • Challenges in accessing education due to health issues
  • Concerns about transitions from children’s services to services for adults
  • Lack of multi-agency working for those with the most complex needs

Key themes in feedback about social care

  • Praise and thanks for care
  • People looking for information about dementia support

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General details

Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch York
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Key themes
Access to services
Accessibility and reasonable adjustments
Booking appointments
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity
Communication with patients; treatment explanation; verbal advice
Consent, choice, user involvement and being listened to
Cost and funding of services
Diagnosis
Lifestyle and wellbeing; wider determinants of health
Medication, prescriptions and dispensing
Remote appointments and digital services
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
Adult social care, including care packages and social workers
Ambulances and paramedics
Care home
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Targeted Mental Health in Schools Services (TaMHS)
Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and specialist MH services
Dentist
Emergency department (inc A&E)
General outpatients and hospital-based consultants
General Practice (GP)
Hospital services- not stated
Mental health crisis service

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
395
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