Here at Healthwatch Calderdale, we have recently completed our latest work into people’s experiences of accessing medication.
This project was prompted by our initial engagement into people’s experiences of Covid-19, with over 200 people telling us they had some challenges accessing medication.
We have further explored 3 areas:
To gather a full understanding of the experience of health and care services during the Covid-19 outbreak, over a period over of 12 weeks (end of May to end of August 2020) Healthwatch Calderdale and partners used a variety of different engagement approaches and tools including a survey and virtual focus groups to talk to people living and working in Calderdale.
Healthwatch Calderdale has now published its Hypermobility Syndromes report. We had over 250 responses to the survey, thank you to everybody who took part.
The purpose of our project was to collect the voices of adults with hypermobility syndromes in Yorkshire and the Humber in order to develop an understanding of their health and social care experiences. There was also an opportunity for participants to tell us anything else that they felt was relevant to their experience of their condition.
National work
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We collate as much information and guidance about COVID-19 vaccinations as we can here. National and local government guidance, as well as links for health services affected, can also be found in the FAQs. Contact us if you think there is anything missing or you have any questions regarding the information.
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We collate as much information and guidance about COVID-19 vaccinations as we can here. National and local government guidance, as well as links for health services affected, can also be found in the FAQs. Contact us if you think there is anything missing or you have any questions regarding the information.