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We are recruiting

December 2, 2024
We want new trustees to join our Board!  We are looking to recruit exceptional people to become trustees of our charity.     Making a difference: Are you passionate about health and care services, general wellbeing and public health, and looking to make a real difference for local people who use these services? Can you help…

Opening Doors: Enhancing Hospital Visits for Patients, Visitors, Carers, and Staff

November 28, 2024
Explore real experiences and insights in our latest report: Opening Doors: Enhancing Hospital Visits for Patients, Visitors, Carers, and Staff  This report, in partnership with CFHT, shares the voices of those who have an opinion on visiting patients at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. It highlights their thoughts and recommends ways to improve…

Leaving Hospital: experiences of those needing reablement support at home or intermediate care is out now!

July 23, 2024
We are pleased to state that our Leaving hospital: experiences of those needing reablement support at home or intermediate care report has been released! Hospital discharge is a common topic in the feedback Healthwatch Kirklees and Healthwatch Calderdale receive. Our data shows that some people struggle when they are discharged without enough support, which can…

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We’re working creatively across Kirklees and Calderdale to give a voice to people who feel unheard and/or who find it hard to access current ways of giving feedback to health and social care services.

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Healthwatch Kirklees and Healthwatch Calderdale were asked by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) to engage with people in our areas regarding the current visiting options at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Healthwatch and CHFT wanted to know what patients, visitors, carers, and staff feel about hospital visiting. They plan to use this feedback to shape the future visiting policy set by CHFT.

The engagement project gathered detailed feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, including patients, visitors, carers, and hospital staff. The objective was to identify areas for improvement in visiting times, visitor numbers, and accessibility, as well as to uncover potential barriers faced by different demographic groups.

 

Opening Doors: Enhancing Hospital Visits for Patients, Visitors, Carers, and Staff report

By Healthwatch Kirklees and Healthwatch Calderdale

As a part of our Enter and View programme, we made three announced visits to the discharge areas at Calderdale Royal Hospital.

We observed the service and engaged with patients and staff members to gather feedback on:

  • Patients’ thoughts on hospital discharge
  • The discharge area experience
  • What’s working well in the discharge areas
  • Any suggested areas for improvements

This report outlines our findings and recommendations – Enter and View CRH Discharge Areas Report

By Healthwatch Kirklees and Healthwatch Calderdale
Enter and View

women staying well running near Batley train station

Let your voice be heard

Between now and 30 November Healthwatch are taking an essential step to ensure that all women in our community are represented in how the health and social care system supports your health, wellbeing and ability to self-care. 

We’d like to invite women, girls and those who identify as female over the age of 16 to come and talk to us about: 

  • Health Management: How are you currently managing your health and wellbeing? 
  • Confidence Levels: How confident do you feel in your ability to self-care effectively? 
  • Ideas for Support: What do you think is needed to help women look after their health and wellbeing? 

Taking part is easy 
It’s quick and easy to share your experiences 


Have your say 

Thank you, your voices matter and you can find out how our engagement projects make a difference on in our project pages. Your feedback will be kept anonymous and gives health and social care service managers the information they need to make changes everyone in our community will benefit from. Find out more and read the Healthwatch self care secrets.