Healthwatch Doncaster Dementia Research
September 2022
The objectives of the contract were to assist Healthwatch Doncaster to produce a report on engagement with dementia service users and their carers to;
Gain a deeper understanding of those on the Dementia pathway in Doncaster and those supporting people on the pathway across demographic cohorts, compared to national data
Better understand the experiences of those affected living in communities that are known to be economically deprived
Gain a clearer understanding of the impact of health inequalities
Gain a deeper understanding of the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic
Establish through the findings some key actions that partners can take which would improve the wellbeing and support of those affected
Understand the variance in diagnosis rates across Primary Care Networks
I worked with Healthwatch Doncaster to:
Oversee Stakeholder mapping
Review existing insight
Oversee Survey development
Check engagement activities and invites
Monitor engagement
Weekly review of feedback and update commissioner
Collate and analyse all feedback
Complete report in HW style
The final report was delivered on time and under budget:
In the resultant service tender HW was mentioned prominently, demonstrating the impact the report had:
NHS SY ICB - Doncaster place - Community Therapy and Support Service
NHS South Yorkshire ICB
A recent commissioned engagement exercise undertaken by Doncaster Healthwatch has confirmed that much more work is required in Doncaster to support people and their carers both prior to a potential dementia diagnosis supporting them through their journey and post diagnostically to ensure they receive the right information, advice, guidance, signposting, care and support. Without this consistent, equitable and co-ordinated support this leads to people with dementia and their carers informing us they do not understand what is available or how to access services which often leads to escalation of need and crisis resulting in urgent care being the default response position. Please note: This procurement is being run via the Atamis e-procurement system that can be access via the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Please Note: the Lowest / actual value is for the whole contract period which will be 3years plus the option to extend for a further 2 years
Location Yorkshire and the Humber
Value £2,636,855 to £500,000
Date notice published 30 September 2022
Closing 31 October 2022, 12pm