Healthwatch Sunderland Annual Report 2019/20

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Summary of report content

Healthwatch Sunderland report on their achievements for 2019/20 in their annual report.

They had 27 volunteers providing 786 hours to support them and employed 6 staff members. 1,989 people shared their health and social care story with them and 1,208 people were signposted by Healthwatch Sunderland.  They visited 177 places and published 33 reports about the improvements people would like to see with their health and social care.

They made a difference to a number of issues including improving peoples’ knowledge and experience of out of hours GP appointments services; helping people to have a better experience of wheelchair services; improving the lives of Care Home residents and shaping  the local response to the NHS Long Term Plan.

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General details

Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Sunderland
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Type of report
Annual Report
Key themes
Access to services
Booking appointments
Communication with patients; treatment explanation; verbal advice
Lifestyle and wellbeing; wider determinants of health
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity
Staffing - levels and training

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
General Practice (GP)
General outpatients and hospital-based consultants
Inpatient care/General inpatients
Care home
Equipment services (including wheelchairs, incontinence, home adaptations)

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
0
Age group
Not known
Gender
Not known
Is the gender identity of people in the report the same as the sex they were assigned at birth?
Not known
Sexual orientation
Not known
Does this report feature carers?
Not known
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