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To support the CQC #Declare Your Care Initiative, we spoke to adults with a learning disability and/or their carers to gain an understanding of their experience of receiving health and social care services.

Our Strategic Advisory Board meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty.

Our Strategic Advisory Board meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty.

An initial enquiry raised a number of unanswered questions about the general health and wellbeing of young carers. There is growing evidence to support the theory that a young person’s health may be affected by their caring role, and it was unclear who provides support to young carers locally.

Our Strategic Advisory Board meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty.

Our Strategic Advisory Board meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty.

We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need.

Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

The NHS Long Term Plan is a new plan for the NHS to improve the quality of patient care
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..

Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

Our Strategic Advisory Board meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty.

Download a copy of our latest Annual Report and find out how 'Your Voice Matters'. We have been listening to you and taking your stories back to health and social care providers in the town to help them shape services that make a difference to US.