This policy and associated procedures outline the steps taken to ensure decisions are evidence based and lead to substantive impact in the community for all staff, board and volunteers.
All employees, board members and volunteers associated with Healthwatch South Tees (HWST) have a responsibility to put the interests of the organisation before their own personal pursuits.
This case study explores how a local GP Practice decided to be more proactive in identifying people on their register who were responsible for caring for others, because many of them don't identify as a carer.
As arthritis was recognised as a common condition among those aged over 50 across South Tees, we decided to take a closer look into arthritis care experiences.
We were asked by the Integrated Care System to hold conversations with people across the North East and North Cumbria around the themes of health and wellbeing. We spoke to twelve women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.