Our Work
At Healthwatch Calderdale we work on a variety of projects. We respond to feedback from the public to help influence the direction of our work as well as participate in national cooperative work with other organisations. This allows Healthwatch to be reactive and flexible when new problems come up in the community.
If there are issues you think we should be working on, or there are any problems with any of the reports below, please contact us on info@healthwatchcalderdale.co.uk or by phone on 01422 399 433.
Latest Reports
Opening Doors: Enhancing Hospital Visits for Patients, Visitors, Carers, and Staff
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
Enter and View CRH Discharge Areas Report
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 areas 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
Enter and View HRI Discharge Lounge 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
Healthwatch Calderdale and Kirklees 2023/24 Annual Report
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- General Practitioners (GP) 4
- men's wellbeing 5
- Hospitals 8
- healthwatch calderdale 3
- Dentistry 3
- womens health 3
- Social Care 4
- Volunteering 1
- Enter and View 5
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- Long term health conditions 3
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- Mental health 6
- leaving hospital 1
- Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups 3
- reablement 1
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- Hospice 1
- Engagement 4
- Inequalities 2
- West Yorkshire 2
- National work 3
- annual reports 2
- Children and Young People 2
- Hypermobility 1
- Covid-19 3
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