NHS Help Us Help You campaign
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Healthwatch Cheshire’s Citizens Focus Panel gets feedback on topical issues from Cheshire residents on a regular basis.
During the winter of 2020/21, the NHS in Cheshire collaborated with a range of public and voluntary sector partners to run a campaign called Help Us Help You. The aim was to support people to live healthy lives, learn about self-care when it is safe to do so, and choose the right service at the right time in medical help was needed. By doing this, the campaign also set out to reduce unnecessary demand on urgent and emergency care during one of the most difficult winters the NHS has ever faced.
Healthwatch Cheshire sent out a survey to 100 panel members during August 2021, to help the local NHS measure the effectiveness of this campaign and feed into the campaign for the coming winter. 65 people shared their views.
15 of the 65 respondents had heard about the NHS Help Us Help You campaign. They all felt clearer about what ailments require medical attention, and where to go for medical advice, after the campaign.