GP accessBetween May and July 2022, as part of our work to ‘check-in’ with communities in Leeds, we asked people about their experiences with the new ways of getting help from their GP surgeries to find out if it was helpful to them accessing their doctors.Back to reports…GP access check-inMany people tell us that they struggle to access their GP … Read More
Digital appointment check-in
Digital appointmentsBetween April and June 2023, we visited community groups across Leeds to find out their experience of booking and attending healthcare appointments face-to-face, over the phone and online.Back to reports…Digital appointments check-inThe digital appointment check-in is part of our ongoing community check-in series where we ask people across Leeds and in community groups, their thoughts on certain aspects of … Read More
Bereaved Carers Report 2023
Bereaved Carers Survey about End-of-life Care in Leeds 2023People’s experience of end-of-life care and support for their friend or family in hospices, hospitals, in their own home and care homes.Back to reports…Bereaved Carers Report 2023Healthwatch Leeds worked with Leeds Palliative Care Network to find out about people’s experiences of end-of-life care for their relative or friend in a hospital, community … Read More
Healthwatch Insight Report on Mental Health Services
People’s experience of mental health support in West YorkshireLocal Healthwatch across West Yorkshire are working together to share people’s experiences of health and care services at a West Yorkshire level. This is to ensure that people’s voices are at the heart of shaping these services.Back to reports…West Yorkshire Insight Report – The public’s experience of mental health support in West … Read More
Involving individuals and communities in health research
Community conversations for health researchWe were commissioned by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) to conduct research aimed at removing barriers for underserved groups to participate in health research. The purpose of the research was to understand the experiences and needs of these groups and individuals connecting to health research, to remove barriers preventing these groups from engaging in … Read More
Healthwatch Insight Report on NHS Dentistry
Peoples experience of NHS Dental ServicesLocal Healthwatch across West Yorkshire are working together to share people’s experiences of health and care services at a West Yorkshire level. This is to ensure that people’s voices are at the heart of shaping these services.Back to reports…West Yorkshire Insight Report – The public’s experience of NHS dentistry May 2023What people across West Yorkshire … Read More
Annual report 2022-23
Annual Report 2022 to 2023″In last year’s report, I used the word ‘listening’ as the key to what Healthwatch Leeds does. This has continued over the past year but in reading this annual report I want to draw attention to the way in which Healthwatch has worked together with such a wide variety of other people and organisations.” Dr John … Read More
Changing Home Care 2022
Changing Home Care Engagement Panel ReportIn August 2022 we were commissioned by Leeds City Council to set up a panel of people who had recent experience of home care services. The aim of the panel was for the views and expertise of people with lived experience to inform the transformation of home care services across the city towards a Community … Read More
Cost of living community check-in
Cost of livingBetween October and December, we checked in with people in Leeds to find out if people are worried about the rising costs and how the rise in the cost of living affected people’s health and well-being.Back to reports…Cost of living Check-inIn our previous community check-in about GP access, people told us about their concerns with the increasing cost … Read More
Vaccination uptake in Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities report 2022
Vaccine uptake in Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities reportThis report was commissioned by NHS England as part of a national project to talk to people from Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities about why they felt that vaccine uptake from their communities was lower and slower than the rest of the population.Back to reports…Vaccine uptake in Bangladeshi and Pakistani communitiesDuring August and September … Read More