The Rotherham NHS Foundation
Trust is looking for service users to join its Public Panel, to offer views on
patient experience and help make services work better for local people.
Made up of patients, carers
and the general public, the Public Panel will advise the Trust of their lived
experience of hospital and community services.
The panel will address a range
of topics, including the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, Children’s Services,
waiting lists and management of long-term conditions.
There are a number of ways for
panel members to get involved, such as regular meetings (currently taking place
online only), surveys and patient information reviews.
Our aim is for the panel to
represent the whole patient community. People of any age, race, religion,
gender and background are encouraged to get involved.
Actively listening to patient
feedback allows us to review the way we offer services and communicate with
patients. Hearing first hand experiences means we can learn and adapt for the
future.
Deputy Chief Executive at the
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Michael Wright, said: “Engaging with our
patients is vitally important for us to be able to provide the best possible
care for our community. Hearing first-hand experiences will allow us to
understand the needs of patients, ensuring we are communicating effectively and
offering the most appropriate services to support patients and carers.”
If you are, or have been, a
patient or carer that has used the services of The Rotherham NHS Foundation
Trust, and would like the opportunity to have your ideas and constructive
feedback heard, please contact rotherham.patientengagement@nhs.net.
See the upcoming events listed
below. We would love to hear from you. If you have been affected by any of these
topics, please get in touch.
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When
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Topic
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Microsoft Teams Link
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Tuesday 17 May 2022
6.30pm – 7.30pm
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Information for patients Is the information you receive as a patient from us helpful?
If you are someone’s carer, do you get given enough information about what is
happening to the person you care for? Please join us at this event to discuss your experiences
and offer suggestions for improvements.
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Click here to join the meeting
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Tuesday 21 June 2022 Learning
Disabilities Week 6.30pm – 7.30pm
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Learning disabilities & neuro-minorities - different
behavioural conditions e.g. ADHD / Autism- Does Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust meet your needs as
someone with learning disabilities or as someone with autism or ADHD? If you
are someone’s carer, are your needs, and those of the person you care for,
met? Please join us at this event to discuss your experiences
and offer suggestions for improvements.
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Click here to join the meeting
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Tuesday 5 July 2022
6.30pm – 7.30pm
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Caring for the mental health of patients We would like to hear from you; does Rotherham Foundation
Trust meet your needs as someone with a mental health condition? Or if you
are someone’s carer, do you and the person you care for have your needs met? Please join us at this event to discuss your experiences,
and make suggestions on how things could be improved.
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Click here to join the meeting
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Tuesday 16 August 2022
6.30pm – 7.30pm
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Waiting lists The pandemic has had an impact upon local waiting lists. Does
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust manage waiting lists well? Please join us at this event to discuss your experiences
and offer suggestions for improvements.
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Click here to join the meeting
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Tuesday 20 September 2022
6.30pm – 7.30pm
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Self-care Self-care is an important part of keeping healthy. Does
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust encourage self-care? Is there anything we can
do to support you to take care of yourself? Please join us at this event to discuss your experiences
and offer suggestions for improvements.
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Click here to join the meeting
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Tuesday 18 October 2022 Menopause Awareness
Day 6.30pm – 7.30pm
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The Menopause / Menopausal Symptoms Going through the menopause impacts people both
physically and emotionally. Do Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust’s services work
and support people who are going through the menopause? Please join us at this event to discuss your experiences
and offer suggestions for improvements.
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Click here to join the meeting
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Tuesday 15 November 2022 Interfaith and
Spirituality Week 6.30pm – 7.30pm
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Faith, spirituality and healthcare Faith, religion and spirituality is important in many
people’s lives. Do Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust’s services meet the needs
of your faith or spirituality? Please join us at this event to discuss your experiences
and offer suggestions for improvements. |
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here to join the meeting
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Tuesday 13 December 2022
6.30pm – 7.30pm
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Diabetes The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Rotherham
is increasing. We would like to hear your experiences of care from across any
of our services, and how we can improve our care to people with diabetes. Please join us at this event to discuss your experiences
and offer suggestions for improvements.
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Click here to join the meeting
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To be arranged
| Urgent and Emergency Care
What is it like being a patient in the Urgent and Emergency
Care department (UECC)? Or being a carer of someone who is attending UECC?
Please join us at this event to discuss your experiences and
offer suggestions for improvements. | |
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| Minutes from previous meetings |
December 2021 | Public Panel Minutes - Being on a ward | |
February 2022 | Public Panel Minutes - Long term conditions | |
March 2022 |
Public Panel Minutes - Healthcare for LGBT+ | |
April 2022 | | |