1. Resilient communities in Gateshead

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    Resilient communities in Gateshead: reflections on the impact of COVID-19

  2. Eight ways to make a difference

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    In 2019—2020 we focused on children and young people’s mental health services. Via a survey, focus group and one to one interviews, we heard from 239 people (103 children and young people and 136 parents and carers).

    Our main findings were that children, young people and their parents and carers do not have a full understanding of what a self-referral is and how to make one.

  3. Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Services Experiences of children, young people, and their families in Gateshead

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    Healthwatch Gateshead, working in partnership with the Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), engaged with children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families (CYP&F) to understand their experiences across education, health, and social services. The feedback from the CYP&F will feed into the joint commissioning strategy in Gateshead to help ensure the strategy reflects local needs.

  4. Healthwatch Participation in Practice Award 2019-2022 interim report

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    It has been a contractual requirement for each GP practice since April 2016 to have an active and involved Patient Participation Group (PPG).

    We wanted to create a best practice award for PPGs aims to increase and improve the involvement of patients in their GP practice. Several GP practices in Newcastle and Gateshead participated in our pilot from autumn 2019 to February 2021. This interim report outlines what we did.

  5. Experiences of dental services in the North East

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    Healthwatch teams across the North East region saw a significant increase in concerns about accessing NHS dental care during 2021. Eight local Healthwatch worked together to gather people’s experiences in the region. This report outlines our collective survey findings from March 2020 to January 2022.

  6. Experiences of dental services in Gateshead

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    Healthwatch teams across the North East region saw a significant increase in concerns about accessing NHS dental care during 2021. Eight local Healthwatch worked together to gather people’s experiences in the region. This report outlines survey findings for people living in and accessing dental care in Gateshead from March 2020 to December 2021.

  7. Annual report 2021–22

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    Our annual report for 2021–22 outlines Healthwatch activities over the year to understand and improve people's experiences of social care and health services in Gateshead.

  8. Healthwatch Gateshead Committee meeting

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    Healthwatch Gateshead Committee meeting- Agenda

  9. Caring for Care Givers in Gateshead

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    This survey was developed by Healthwatch Gateshead to help Gateshead Council understand the experiences of care givers (unpaid carers) as we come out of the Covid 19 pandemic.