Healthwatch, the independent consumer champion for health and social care in the East Riding of Yorkshire, is expanding its outreach programme to meet a wider area of the public, provide information about the services and invite residents to tell Healthwatch about their health and social care concerns and priorities.
We will be visiting Village Halls, Churches and Recreation Centres in an effort to capture the views of the more secluded areas of the East Riding. Below you can find a list of agreed engagement within the East Riding of Yorkshire. We will update when new dates and venues are added. Correct as of 22/6/17.

June 2017:
Tuesday 20th 10am – 12pm Woodmansey residents lounge. HU17 0TS
Tuesday 20th 2pm - 4pm at Eastrington Church. DN14 7PR
Wednesday 21st 10am - 12pm Patrington Community centre. HU12 0PH
Monday 26th 11am – 2pm North Cave Village Hall. HU15 2LR
Monday 26th 9am – 3 pm Get Online Mondays@South Holderness Medical Practice, St Nicholas’ Surgery, Queen Street, Withernsea HU19 2PZ 
Wednesday 28th 1pm – 4pm Stamford Bridge Village Hall. YO41 1DY

July 2017:
Saturday 1st 10am – 11:30am Etton Village Hall HU17 7 PG
Wednesday 5th 10am – 12pm The Boot and Slipper, Barmby Moor. YO42 4HH
Tuesday 11th 7:30pm – 8:30pm East Cottingwith Village Hall YO42 4TL
Wednesday 12th 10am – 12pm Hutton Cranswick, Sports and recreation centre. YO25 9ES
Wednesday 12th 1pm – 4pm HEY Hub HU3 2JZ
Monday 17th 10am – 12pm Sutton upon Derwent Village Hall. YO41 4BN
Wednesday 19th All day Driffield Show. YO25 9FB
Monday 24th 9am – 3 pm Get Online Mondays@South Holderness Medical Practice, St Nicholas’ Surgery, Queen Street, Withernsea HU19 2PZ
Wednesday 26th 12pm – 2pm Ellerton Village Hall. YO42 4PB

Stress among main priorities for East Riding residents

Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire (HWERY) have produced a report which highlights stress levels at work or in education to be the main health & social care  priority for residents of the East Riding.

As part of the consultation HWERY spoke with 1156 people across the East Riding. The residents we spoke to had to place one token into one of ten jars all of which represented different subjects. From this consultation HWERY identified the key priorities of not only the overall population but 5 different age groups.

The priorities report will help shape the work HWERY do over the next twelve months by taking into account the themes from this piece of work.
The full report can be downloaded from www.healthwatcheastridingofyorkshire.co.uk./reports

Communication cited as main issue in hospital discharge process

A survey by Healthwatch in the Humber region into the experience of being discharged from hospital has found that communication was the biggest issue. It also recommended that the use of  “patient passports” should be considered to help make medical staff aware of patients’ pre-existing conditions.

A number of recommendations have been made based on the report’s findings. This includes the need for better communication, including patients being made aware of delays, the reasons for them, and the stage they are at in the process.  Care providers felt a better awareness of the timing of arrangements would help them achieve a smooth transfer.

The full report can be downloaded from http://www.healthwatcheastridingofyorkshire.co.uk/resources/hospital-discharge-report

In October Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire (HWERY) sent out a 360 survey to their stakeholders inviting them to express their views on the achievements and challenges of HWERY.

Also a workshop with Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire and 16 stakeholder/organisations was held on 09/12/2016 to agree findings and actions based on these survey responses

To download the report click here

Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire is the independent voice for the people of the East Riding, helping to shape, challenge and improve local health and social care services.

Have your say about health and social care in the East Riding and give your feedback on local services. We can also help by providing information about local health and social care services that you may find useful.

Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire is the independent voice for the people of the East Riding, helping to shape, challenge and improve local health and social care services.

From March 2017 Healthwatch will be spending a couple of Months specifically trying to engage with working age males( a group seldom heard when examining health and social care services). The health and social care needs of working age males is significantly different to other demographics. In addition to this out of all the demographics in the East Riding working age males are one of the least likely to ask for help or seek advice.

The findings will highlight what is working well and where we can make recommendations for how things can be improved.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HWERYworkingmen

Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. It takes place from 1st-7th June every year.

Volunteering is a great way to:

• Learn new skills
• Meet people and make friends
• Get involved in your community
• Do something interesting and enjoyable in your spare time

Volunteering with Healthwatch will give you a chance to try your hand at new things like:

• Helping people have their say about health and care services
• Helping people get what they want out of health and social care services by understanding their choices.
• Understanding how to influence decisions about health and social care services.
• Learning how to collect and analyse information about services to produce evidence that will make a difference. 

For more information on Volunteering or Volunteer Testimonials Go to our Join Us section of the webiste

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