1. BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Weight Management

    Report -

    Engagement carried out by Healthwatch Middlesbrough during autumn of 2013 indicated that there was a lack of awareness and understanding of what services are available to support people with weight management, particularly within the BAME community.

  2. Cancer Screening Uptake in Middlesbrough

    Report -

    We aimed to gather the views of local people who had accessed screening services and those who had not in order to determine what was working well and what could be improved in the current provision.

  3. Communication of Outpatient Appointments at The James Cook University Hospital

    Report -

    Throughout 2016, Healthwatch Middlesbrough received feedback from members of the public concerning a lack of communication regarding outpatient appointments from The James Cook University Hospital (JCUH).

  4. Discharge and Medication Supply at The James Cook University Hospital

    Report -

    The aim of this investigation was to gather views and experiences from patients who had recently been admitted to The James Cook University Hospital to determine if long waiting times for medication supply was resulting in delays in discharge.

  5. North Ormesby Health Village Sexual Health Services - Enter and View

    Report -

    We had received complaints regarding staff attitudes at North Ormesby Health Village towards some young people accessing the service. We decided to carry out an Enter and View to observe a regular drop-in clinic.

  6. James Cook University Hospital - Ward 12 Enter and View

    Report -

    We received a complaint regarding Ward 12 at The James Cook University Hospital which had been routed via the Department of Health, CQC and Healthwatch England.

  7. A Focus on Hearing Loss

    Report -

    During August 2017 we received information from Middlesbrough Deaf Centre, highlighting issues affecting some of their service users in accessing various health and social care services.

  8. Making Middlesbrough more Dementia Friendly

    Report -

    In England, it is estimated that 676,000 people have dementia. The Government has stated that it has made significant progress by doubling investment in research, recruiting 1 million Dementia Friends and giving NHS staff specialist training.

  9. NHS 111 Service Feedback

    Report -

    We regularly attend the North East Ambulance Service Healthwatch Forum. At a previous meeting, we were informed that the next meeting would focus on the 111 service and that this would involve a discussion and opportunity to feed back local views.

  10. Patient Experience of Outpatient Services at The James Cook University Hospital

    Report -

    Outpatient services have been identified as a priority for NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group. We were approached by NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group to support them to complete this piece of work.

  11. Access to Sexual Health Services in Middlesbrough

    Report -

    The aim of the investigation was to look at the public’s experience in accessing Sexual Health Services in Middlesbrough. We wanted to ascertain what is currently working well, identify any gaps in services and look at what could be improved upon.

  12. 'Your Experience' Survey of Local Hospitals

    Report -

    We asked 41 patients from Redcar Primary Care Hospital and James Cook University Hospital about their experiences of appointments.

  13. NHS Long Term Plan Engagement

    Report -

    At a time of increasing pressure on NHS services and financial budgets, this research highlights how people want to be more involved in the management of their care and to make joint decisions with professionals.

  14. Evaluation of the Audiology Department at James Cook University Hospital

    Report -

    We conducted an Enter & View at the Audiology Department at James Cook University Hospital to see how patients with hearing loss are supported.

  15. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group: Regional Refugee Forum (NE)

    Report -

    This focus group was held at Newport Hub with members of the Regional Refugee Forum’s Health Working Group. All members of the group were either going or had been through the asylum seeker application process.

  16. Response to Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People Consultation

    Report -

    A new Autism Core Capabilities Framework is being developed to provide workforce training programmes aimed at improving the lives of children, young people and adults with autism.

  17. NHS Long Term Plan - Local Engagement Report

    Report -

    At a time of increasing pressure on NHS services and financial budgets, this research highlights how people want to be more involved in the management of their care and to make joint decisions with professionals.

  18. "Get on with it": Exploring Arthritis Experiences of the Over 50s across South Tees

    Report -

    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.

  19. How can a GP Practice raise awareness of caring roles?

    Report -

    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.

  20. Collaborative Dentistry Report

    Report -

    At the end of 2021, Healthwatch teams across the North East worked collaboratively to gain feedback from the general public about their experiences of local dentistry.

  21. Tees Valley Non-Complex Adult Hearing Services Review

    Report -

    A South Tees Focus

  22. Healthwatch Redcar and Cleveland Engagement - Ravenscar Surgery

    Report -

    We received feedback through our information and signposting service regarding Ravenscar Surgery which included suggestions for updates to the website and improvements to the patient experience.

  23. Annual Report 2022/23

    Report -

    We are pleased to present Healthwatch Middlesbrough's Annual Report for 2022/23.

  24. Youthwatch - Insight into Youth Sexual Health Report

    Report -

    Report from Youth Focus North East about the insight into youth sexual health - November 2023

  25. I need to see a doctor! Tees Valley Youthwatch Consultation with Young People’s Report

    Report -

    Tees Valley Youthwatch were asked to provide feedback on a Document that was produced by Healthwatch Middlesbrough and Healthwatch Redcar and Cleveland, called “I need to see a Doctor!”

  26. Introduction to the event

    Report -

    Lisa Bosomworth - Project Lead opened the event and set out how the evening would go. It was an emotional and heartfelt speech by Lisa as she opened up about her own menopause experience.

  27. Menopause Information - Dr Wright

    Report -

    Dr Angela Wright - GP, menopause specialist and Clinical Sexologist

  28. Alison Cullen, A.Vogel

    Report -

    Alison is a Nutritional Practitioner and Educational Manager for A. Vogel

  29. Sustain Nutrition

    Report -

    Sustain Nutrition work with ladies to help them regain control and lose weight effectively during menopause.

  30. Stalls

    Report -

    To help people find out the range of support available within South Tees we invited a diverse range of stall holders, each passionate about supporting women through menopause.

  31. Closing comments

    Report -

    A brief video of people's thoughts at the end of the event

  32. Women's Health Report

    Report -

    This report highlights all of the work we have carried out so far.

    It includes feedback from our menopause event, responses from consultation surveys and identifies improvements to support services that are required locally which would improve experiences.