News and reports

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees carried out an investigation at the University Hospital of North Tees in January 2017.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees attended Yarm Medical Centre’s Patient Participation Group (PPG) to give a presentation about the role of Healthwatch and to gather feedback from the attendees.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have been running a day option service for adults with learning disabilities which commenced five years ago.

Public Health informed Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees that Oral Health was one of its future priorities for 2018/2019, and welcomed any feedback Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees could gather from patients by carrying out a planned engagement activity.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees received an overwhelming volume of feedback regarding access to, and service provision of, primary care services in the area throughout 2016.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees visited the Orthopaedic Outpatients Department at the University Hospital of North Tees, to gather feedback on how service users found their experience.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees carried out an Enter & View visit at Roseberry Practice in February 2017.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees are part of the North of Tees Dementia Collaborative network, and work closely with the Live Well Dementia Hub and Dementia Voices Stockton.

Healthwatch works closely with both the voluntary and public sectors to assist in the delivery of its statutory activities and priorities.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees investigated public awareness and experiences of local alcohol service users, alcohol-related services (such as advice/counselling), alcohol-related hospital admissions and A&E attendances.

The new Integrated Urgent Care Service was launched on 1st April 2017 with Centre’s located at the University Hospital of North Tees and the University Hospital of Hartlepool. As an NHS service it is funded by the Clinical Commissioning Group.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees conducted a follow up visit at Woodside Grange Care Home to review the changes that had been made following their Enter and View investigation in 2016.