What's new from Healthwatch Calderdale

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) Visiting Times Survey

September 2, 2024
Healthwatch Calderdale and Healthwatch Kirklees are working in partnership with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) to gather feedback on hospital visiting.  Most people have visited someone in hospital or been a patient, so we'd greatly appreciate your feedback. You can also share your views if you work at CHFT. If you could spare…

Volunteering for all report is now available to read!

July 23, 2024
We are proud to announce that Healthwatch Calderdale has released the Volunteering for all report. This was in partnership with Calderdale Cares Partnership and Accessible Calderdale hosted by Visits Unlimited. Disabled people have told us that they experience loneliness, isolation and feel they have little purpose and do not feel valued for their contributions. We wanted to work with…

You can now read the Healthwatch Calderdale and Healthwatch Kirklees Annual Report 2023/24!

July 29, 2024
The Healthwatch Kirklees and Healthwatch Calderdale Annual Report is out now! You can find it in the 'Reports' section of our website.  

Helpful Information

Cost of Living Support

If you live in Calderdale, here is a pdf booklet to help support with the cost of living:

An image showing the front page of the Worrying about money pdf support document

< Click here for the ‘Worrying About Money’ pdf > 

Are you interested in learning new skills through volunteering?

Are you someone who’s friendly and approachable and can work as part of a team?

Is it important to you to support other people to make positive changes and have their voices heard? Do you enjoy learning new things? Could you support Healthwatch Calderdale by sharing your skills and enthusiasm and help to make positive changes in your local area?

Find out more

Are you looking for more general advice about health care services?

Family healthcareFind links to information about finding a dentist, registering for a GP, accessing your medical records and much more.

Helpful information and useful links

Reports


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

By Healthwatch Calderdale and Healthwatch Kirklees
Enter and View

Let’s hear it for women’s health – Health inequalities report

Healthwatch Kirklees and Healthwatch Calderdale worked together to find out how women of different demographic statuses view their health and wellbeing.

In this report, you’ll find:
• A summary of our findings.
• The impact of finance on women’s health and wellbeing.
• Insight into the views of female carers and what they say they need to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Insight into the barriers faced by disabled women and women with long-term conditions when looking after or improving their health and wellbeing, as well as their ideas for improvements.
• How women’s employment status affects health and wellbeing.

By Healthwatch Calderdale
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