NHS Long Term Plan - Barnsley Engagement Report
and health outcomes. At Healthwatch Barnsley we wanted to ensure that residents were able to have their say on the plan. We reached different sections of our community both geographically and by reaching out to communities who are seldom heard and we did this in a number of different ways..
The NHS Long Term Plan is a new plan for the NHS to improve the quality of patient care and health outcomes. The plan focuses on building an NHS fit for the future by:
- enabling everyone to get the best start in life
- helping communities to live well
- helping people to age well
The plan has been developed in partnership with frontline health and care staff, patients and their families. It will improve outcomes for major diseases, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease and dementia. The plan also includes measures to:
- improve out-of-hospital care, supporting primary medical and community health services
- ensure all children get the best start in life by continuing to improve maternity safety including halving the number of stillbirths, maternal and neonatal deaths and serious brain injury by 2025
- support older people through more personalised care and stronger community and primary care services
- make digital health services a mainstream part of the NHS, so that in 5 years, patients in England will be able to access a digital GP offer.
Local Healthwatch were commissioned to gather local views, by carrying out community engagement and through a survey. At a South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw level a report was published which incorporated the collective findings across: Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
In addition to the local survey there was a national NHS Long Term Plan survey promoted via Healthwatch England taking place at the same time which 34 Barnsley residents responded to.
This report contains the findings of 199 responses by Barnsley people that completed the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw NHS Long Term Plan survey through engagement that took place during April, May and June 2019. Alongside community engagement and the promotion of the survey, 3 focus groups took place with 24 participants, to gather the views of seldom heard communities including
- Barnsley Asylum Seekers and Refugees Women's Group
- Barnsley Asylum Seekers and Refugees Men's Group
- Barnsley Macular Support Group
We also promoted the survey via our social media accounts and carried out face to face engagement at 11 different community venues in the borough including Libraries and Barnsley Hospital.
Download a copy of our report and find out what residents are telling us about the NHS Long Term Plan
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If you require this report in a different format please contact us by telephone 01226 320106 or email healthwatch@barnsleycvs.org.uk
