Latest Reports

Healthwatch insight report on Mental Health

01/08/2023

This report is a summary of the key messages around people’s experience of mental health support across West Yorkshire. The data comes from a range of sources including previous engagement work and research carried out in local areas by Healthwatch and third sector and statutory partners, enquiries received by Healthwatch, feedback shared with West Yorkshire Voice and reports produced in local places and at a West Yorkshire level.
What you’ll find in this report:
• What we’re hearing: what’s working and what could be improved
• Insight on: person-centred care, communication and information, health inequalities, access, care coordination, kindness and compassion.
• Recommendations

By Healthwatch working together in West Yorkshire
Mental Health West Yorkshire

The public’s experience of NHS dentistry in West Yorkshire

01/05/2023

Over the last 10 years, Healthwatch across West Yorkshire (including Craven in North Yorkshire) have worked hard to alert NHS providers and commissioners to the significant gaps in dentistry services. In this report we’ve included a timeline summarising the work delivered around NHS dentistry by Healthwatch, in which you can see that we have repeatedly raised our concerns to various partners involved in the delivery and commissioning of NHS dental services. Our most significant successes have been working with local MPs to increase the number of units of dental activity commissioned areas of the region on a temporary basis. In this report you’ll find more information on impact our work has had as well as
• Key issues
• How we’ve tried to address these issues
• Changes we’d like to see

By Healthwatch working together in West Yorkshire
Dentistry West Yorkshire

Improving community care services with Medequip

01/02/2023

Medequip: Improvements to community equipment services in Kirklees
February 2023 Report

By Clare C
domicallary services supported living home adaptations assisted living medequip community care equipment home care independent living

Helping carers be seen

01/09/2022

Carers Lanyard: Three months after the launch, how has the carer lanyard helped unpaid carers feel more visible and supported in health and care settings?

By Healthwatch Kirklees
Carers Carers lanyard Care homes Unpaid carers Young carers

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