1. Report -

    Stroke rehabilitation was highlighted as a priority area for South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group through its IMProVE programme (Integrated Management and Proactive Care for the Vulnerable and Elderly).
  2. Report -

    We hosted an event on Wednesday 16 March in collaboration with North East Together and Voices for Choices. The main purpose of the event was to gather views and experiences of those who access mental health services in the locality.
  3. Report -

    Following previous findings, we decided to launch a survey to find out which health and social care services young people found difficult to access.
  4. Report -

    We held our annual event on Thursday 7 July 2016 at Redcar & Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart, presenting our annual report and gathering opinions from members of the public.
  5. Report -

    The STAR pilot extends evening and weekend opening times for patients from 6.30pm to 9.30pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 8pm on weekends and bank holidays to ensure patients get the right care, first time through a single point of access.
  6. Report -

    We regularly attend the North East Ambulance Service Healthwatch Forum. At a previous meeting, we were informed that the next meeting would focus on the 111 service and that this would involve a discussion and opportunity to feed back local views.
  7. Advice and Information -

    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.
  8. Report -

    We received a number of comments and concerns from the public regarding domiciliary care provision at an event. We responded to this by carrying out further work to gather feedback of domiciliary care services to identify if they were meeting needs.
  9. Report -

    We met with the Health Visiting and School Nursing Service Manager and the School Nursing Professional Lead to discuss the best ways of involving young people in the development of the School Nursing Service.
  10. Report -

    This report seeks to evaluate patient and public awareness of urgent care and out of hours services within South Tees and to determine if people are aware of alternative pathways available to them.
  11. Report -

    The Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) service at James Cook University Hospital provides support to people with sight loss. The aim of this work was to gather the views of service users to evaluate the benefits and impact of the service.
  12. Advice and Information -

    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.
  13. Advice and Information -

    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?
  14. Report -

    Outpatient services have been identified as a priority for NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group. We were approached by NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group to support them to complete this piece of work.
  15. Report -

    During September 2017 we visited 41 GP Practices across South Tees.We provided them with our new contact details and information leaflets, anticipating that this information would be displayed throughout every practice in the area.