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From January to March 2024, Third Sector Leaders Community Champions engaged with local communities to understand people’s diabetic status and awareness. The data gathered from these conversations highlights the challenges and barriers faced by individuals to accessing relevantservices and support.

In this document, you will find:

• Overview 
• Key findings
  • Demographics 
    • Gender 
    • Disability
    • Age
    • Ethnicity 
    • Location
• National Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP)
• Support
• Barriers
• Recommendations Healthwatch will be taking forward to NHS and social care system

Diabetes 2024 Findings

Between September and October 2023, Third Sector Leaders Community Champions engaged with local communities to understand;

• Bowel cancer risk factors, symptoms, and awareness
• Challenges and barriers to accessing bowel screening services and support

A total of 1366 individual conversations were held plus Community Champions reached out to various segments of the community via group engagement, engaging an additional 33 people. A total of 1,399 conversations.

Bowel Cancer Screening Findings

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

As a part of our Enter and View programme, we made three announced visits to the Discharge Lounge at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. We observed the service and engaged with patients and staff members to gather feedback on:

• Patients’ thoughts on hospital discharge
• The Discharge Lounge Experience
• What’s working well in the Discharge Lounge
• Any suggested areas for improvements.

This report outlines our findings and recommendations – Enter and View HRI Discharge Lounge Report