Diabetes: patient experiences of health, care and support services to help manage the condition
Healthwatch Sandwell would like to introduce a priority project for 2023:
Diabetes: patient experiences of health, care and support services to help manage the condition.
9.9% of the Sandwell population have diabetes, which is higher than the National average at 7.1%. and the West Midlands at 8%. NHS G.P. Practice data 2020-21 for Sandwell indicates an overall upward trend. Sandwell also performs poorly on inter-related health conditions, has lower healthy life expectancy and higher mortality rates from preventable deaths. (Sandwell Trends – Public Health England statistics)
Healthwatch Sandwell would like to collaborate with health, care and support services to ensure patients voices are heard.
To help inform and improve services Healthwatch Sandwell would like to hear from Sandwell residents living with diabetes to:
Complete our survey:
· Online: https://online1.snapsurveys.com/rl39cf
· Printed versions or to complete by phone, please scan the QR code ==>
Share your story:
· Send an email, audio or video recording:
· Call us to have a chat
Join a Focus Group conversation:
We would like to chat to people, who have or have had diabetes, from the following groups to explore whether services are meeting needs:
- Older People (over 65 years old)
- South Asian ethnicity
- Black Caribbean ethnicity
- Black African ethnicity
- Gestational diabetes (during pregnancy)
To get involved in supporting the diabetes project please contact:
