Parson Cross Community Development Forum #SpeakUp project report
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Healthwatch Sheffield spoke to 160 people at 11 of their regular activity sessions about health and care for older people in Parson Cross during the Summer of 2023 as part of their #SpeakUp programme.
#SpeakUp is Healthwatch Sheffield’s micro grants programme, offering funding of £2000 to not-for-profit, voluntary, and community groups. The purpose is to run a project which will reach out to people across Sheffield, and hear what matters to them in relation to health and social care.
Findings:
Nearly everyone they spoke to felt there was good availability of primary care services locally:
• GP practices: Most people are registered at one of the GP Practices in the Network North Primary Care Network or the slightly further away SAPA5 Primary Care Network. Some people could walk to their GP, others had to catch a bus.
• Dentists: People spoke about various dental practices in the area. Only one person said they felt there weren’t any dentists local to them.
• Opticians and pharmacies/chemists were also mentioned frequently, with a good range available nearby.
Other services mentioned frequently were physiotherapy, and podiatry/ chiropody, along with local chiropractors. Some people mentioned that the Northern General Hospital was nearby.
Very few people talked about mental health services. One person talked about “therapy” referrals via their GP.
They heard a real mix of experiences from people about social care services.
Positive experiences focused on supportive staff. Less positive experiences of social care focused on poor quality care. People also raised the issue of difficulty communicating with social care providers.
The report contains recommendations.