Listen in
During 2023, we visited 97 different community groups and talked to people in public settings like markets, bus stations or libraries right across Bradford District and Craven from Bentham to Bierley and everywhere in between. You can read what people told us, in reports about each locality.
The strongest themes people talked to us about was challenging access to primary care.
To take this information forward and act on what we’ve heard, we brought our citizens, our workforce, and our leaders together to think together about solutions and ideas that are now being acted on. You can get involved in our 'Listen in...so what page'
In 2024, we are focusing on listening to communities whose voices are sometimes quieter in our system. Our cycles will reach out to key communities of interest over the year including:
- children, young people and their families - report now published
- inclusion health groups
- disabled people and their carers
- LGBTQ+ communities
- racialised communities
If you'd like to find out more, or invite our partnership to 'listen in' to your community group please contact communications@bradford.nhs.uk
During 2023, we visited 97 different community groups and talked to people in public settings like markets, bus stations or libraries right across Bradford District and Craven from Bentham to Bierley and everywhere in between. You can read what people told us, in reports about each locality.
The strongest themes people talked to us about was challenging access to primary care.
To take this information forward and act on what we’ve heard, we brought our citizens, our workforce, and our leaders together to think together about solutions and ideas that are now being acted on. You can get involved in our 'Listen in...so what page'
In 2024, we are focusing on listening to communities whose voices are sometimes quieter in our system. Our cycles will reach out to key communities of interest over the year including:
- children, young people and their families - report now published
- inclusion health groups
- disabled people and their carers
- LGBTQ+ communities
- racialised communities
If you'd like to find out more, or invite our partnership to 'listen in' to your community group please contact communications@bradford.nhs.uk
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What does 'happy, healthy, at home' mean to you?
about 1 year agoOur health and care partnership work together towards a shared ambition of helping people live 'happy, healthy, at home'.
If health and care services were getting things right what would being 'happy, healthy, at home' be like for you, your family or your community?
Add your ideaA Younisabout 1 year agoMore youth group are needed to keep children out of trouble
0 comment3EmmaSabout 1 year agoPersonal budgets
Give the people who need care control over how it is provided. https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/resources/personal-budgets-right-social-care-support Provide better information/support to help people access a personal budget - lots of people don't know what's possible.
0 comment2An immigrantabout 1 year agoEnglish reserve
I think that after Covid and now a war in Europe, English people should be more trustful of their neighbours. What is so bad about knocking on the door and saying hello, or sharing a cup of tea or borrowing a can of beans? It's not English is it? Well bully to that! English reserve does not exist in other countries where people are more open. Shutting yourself away is so dull and lonely. Come on. Open the door. It's not churlish to ask for help. Why don't the English invite people more. Why so cold and unfriendly?
0 comment1Disabled Patientabout 1 year agoI can stay healthy at home if my GP centre and hospital provides an acessible service to physically disabled people like me.
Using the services provided by primary care (GPs) and through hospital services is a nightmare and very scary as a disabled person. I really need staff to understand what is meant by reasonable adjustments and substantial disadvantage. I need our services to be as easy for people with my disabilities to use as it is for able bodied patients. I need staff to have understanding and knowledge of disabilities and what their duties are under the Equality Act. I have been placed in frightening situations because staff have resented my asking for reasonable adjustments, such as having my carer with me in A and E or needing help to get to the toilet and have either denied me the reasonable adjustment or made it very uncomfortable to use. I believe this attitude affects care and the paths chosen for people such as me by th emedical profession. Changes you can make - make websites useable for disabled people see https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-intro/ Ensure communications are usable - questionaires sent by text are hard to use for those with a visual impairment , video conferencing is better than telephone for those with a hearing impairment such as tinitus or partial hearing loss - Dyslexics benefit from websites and documents that are not cluttered, with easy read fonts. Get the basics right e.g.- ensure carers are allowed to accompany disabled patients irrespective of disability, ensure entrances to GP centres, hopsitals etc are wheelchair accessible. MAKE EVERY MEMBER OF STAFF TAKE A COURSE ON DISABILITY, get them to do a refresher every year. Make sure our records are accurate and explain our disabilities and needs. Thank you.
0 comment1victoria.simmonsabout 1 year ago“Healthy at home is having a full time job, roof over head, not worrying about the bills and being able to see GP when needed"
This is a quote from one of the people we chatted to in December when visiting groups in Bradford South - what do you think?
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Share How could health and care services be improved in Bradford District and Craven? on Facebook Share How could health and care services be improved in Bradford District and Craven? on Twitter Share How could health and care services be improved in Bradford District and Craven? on Linkedin Email How could health and care services be improved in Bradford District and Craven? linkAdd your ideaSaffronymousabout 1 year ago
Improve quality and don't ration (continence)
1. Improve quality of continence - then people will use less and it will improve their dignity, comfort and wellbeing 2. Don't ration or 'cap' them and expect people to 'top up' out of their own pockets. This is unfair to those in most need, and creates an inequality. It also assumes people can afford to 'top up' - what if they can't or have to do without something else vital to buy pads? Some people need less - they do not have to pay so this is not fair on those who need more. If some people can be supplied with less it should compensate for those who need more - an 'average' cap is unfair. It is a stealth tax on care that is meant to be free at the point of use.
0 comment1Mollyabout 1 year agoPalliative and End of Life Care
I'd like more patients nearing the end of life to benefit from close liaison between GPs, hospital staff and community palliative care services. Families/close friends need to know about the services available.
0 comment2Rover 1 year agoAdult Autism Service
adult services for over 18s on the spectrum who need support to access health services. A service that is comparable to the learning disability service is urgently needed. Lack of specialist services is putting people's health & wellbeing at risk.
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10 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.We would love to know what your community does to help your wellbeing. Or if you have any ideas on things that could be done to help people stay well and healthy.
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Listen in year 1
Listen in has finished this stageThroughout 2023 the Listen in programme went out to hear what matters most to people. Six reports were published based on people's conversations.
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What we heard
Listen in has finished this stageWe heard that accessing general practice services was a common challenge for many. To take this forward will be working together with the public, our workforce and senior leaders to see what ideas and solutions can help our communities access the right care.
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Listen in... so what?
Listen in has finished this stageJoin the discussions on our 'Listen in...so what?' page to help shape the future of accessing primary care services.
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Listen in year 2
Listen in is currently at this stageThere will be more to come shortly as we prepare for our second year listening to our communities.
Listen in reports
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Listen in year 1 reports
- Listen in Craven - final report October 2022 (1.49 MB) (pdf)
- Listen in Keighley report (1.34 MB) (pdf)
- Listen in Shipley Final.pdf (908 KB) (pdf)
- Bradford East Final report.pdf (1.43 MB) (pdf)
- Listen in Bradford West - Final report.pdf (1.45 MB) (pdf)
- Listen in Bradford South - final report December 2022.pptx (3.3 MB) (pptx)
- Listen in year 2 reports