News and reports

Healthwatch Rochdale have carried out a survey in partnership with Rochdale Borough Council to understand how local residents where coping during the Covid - 19 pandemic.

The Autumn edition of the new Healthwatch Rochdale newsletter is now available to read and includes the following updates and features

Supporting documents for our Public Board Meeting September 2020

Healthwatch Rochdale has developed a new work plan in response to Covid 19 to ensure that patient experience continues to shape local health and care services following changes brought by the pandemic.

Local Information and advice from #TogetherRochdale.

Take a look at what the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice.

The first Rochdale Equalities Report has been published following on from the borough’s first Equalities Assembly, a series of conversations to help improve our understanding of inequalities and how they can be reduced.

The usual processes the NHS follows to discharge you from hospital have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you can expect when it’s time to leave hospital.

To respond to coronavirus, hospitals in the Rochdale borough had to quickly change. Tell us how this has affected the care you or your loved one has received.

GPs and practice staff have transformed the way they give care to their patients due to the need to protect patients and staff from the risk of coronavirus and to maintain social distancing.

This guidance has been put together by the government to help answer any questions you may have around the new shielding guidance that came into force from 6th July.

Two-thirds of people in England say they are more likely to act to improve health and social care services since the outbreak of COVID-19. You can help improve care in Rochdale by joining our campaign #BecauseWeAllCare.