Healthwatch Cheshire publish report looking at Public Views on Health and Care during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in the Care Communities of Cheshire West
Healthwatch Cheshire have published our latest report looking at people’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cheshire West and Chester between October 2021 and March 2021.
Since the beginning of May 2020, we have been asking Cheshire residents to tell us about their personal experiences during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. People shared their views and concerns on a wide range of topics, including health, care, mental health, wellbeing, and wider concerns both now and for the future.
Across Cheshire, we received 2,430 responses to our Healthwatch Cheshire Health and Wellbeing During Coronavirus survey between May 2020 and 23rd March 2021 (1,192 from Cheshire West and Chester), which equates to over 9,000 individual comments.
Between 16th October 2020 and 23rd March 2021, Healthwatch Cheshire received a further 349 responses to our survey from local people across Cheshire West and Chester following the publication of our initial reports covering May-October 2020. This follow-up report covers the period up until the anniversary of the first lockdown announcement, and provides further insight into how people have coped during the pandemic, changes that may have occurred in relation to accessing services, and any concerns people have about the current situation and the future.
This report breaks down the information to a local level, which allows Care Communities to better understand the views and needs of their local population. There are 9 Care Communities in Cheshire West and Chester, which aim to bring together people living, working or involved in an area to improve the health and wellbeing of local residents:
- Chester Central (City Centre)
- Chester East (Christleton, Littleton, Huntington, Boughton, Upton, Hoole, Mollington, Mickle Trafford)
- Chester South (Blacon, Lache, Saughall, Eccleston, Handbridge, Dodleston, Kinnerton)
- Ellesmere Port
- Frodsham, Helsby and Elton
- Neston and Willaston
- Northwich
- Rural (Tarporley, Malpas, Ashton, Farndon, Tattenhall, Kelsall, and Tarvin)
- Winsford.
Click here to read our Public Views on Health and Care during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in the Care Communities of Cheshire West and Chester October 2020 – March 2021 report
The findings of this survey help to provide up to date information to partners including Local Authorities, NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Hospital Trusts, voluntary sector organisations, the Care Quality Commission and Healthwatch England.
Our initial reports based upon our findings from the Healthwatch Cheshire Health and Wellbeing During Coronavirus survey were published earlier in the year, and covered the period between May 2020 and 15th October 2020. Those reports are available to read in the Our Reports section of our website.