1. Our achievements this year and what’s coming next

2. Different ages, different interests, different backgrounds- same goal!
Introductions
Who we are
Over the last year our numbers grew to 10. Recently two of our members have had to move on from the group as work or university took them away from Sheffield. Some of us are at school or studying at university, and some are now working. We all came to Healthwatch through different means but we all share a passion for hearing from other young people in Sheffield to aim to improve health and social care provision for them.
Different ages, different interests, different backgrounds- same goal!

3. Why did you want to be on the SAG?
Introductions
Who are the SAG? Who are our guests?
What’s your name?
Why did you want to be on the SAG?

4. The ask.....
How can we hear from as many young people in Sheffield as possible?
How do we make sure we ask and hear about issues that affect them and are relevant?
How do we ensure that what we hear about is given to decision makers in a way that makes change happen?

5. What are the issues for young people in Sheffield?
Mental health- It is estimated that year olds in Sheffield have a clinical recognisable mental health disorder. (Sheffield City Council Child Health Transformation Plan)
Eating disorders
Crisis care
Deliberate self harm- In a recent survey 22% of 15 year olds said that they had previously self-harmed, with almost three times as many girls reporting self-harm than boys. (JSNA)
Childhood Obesity- Locally there are 100 neighbourhoods in Sheffield. Data showed that 78 out of the 100 neighbourhoods had an overweight/obese prevalence in year olds of equivalent to at least 1 in 4 children. (JSNA)
Substance misuse- 9% of adults aged have taken drugs in the last year and that 2.1% were frequent drug users. These proportions increase to 19.8% and 4.1% respectively when looking at just year olds.
Smoking- It is estimated that 5 children a day start smoking in Sheffield or 2,000 a year. A South Yorkshire survey carried out in 2016 identified that 12% of smokers in Sheffield had started smoking before the age of 12 and 48% before 15.
Sexual Health
Transitions
...75% of mental health illnesses (excluding dementia) start before the age of 18...
One of the next priorities should be to reduce the jargon and
technical language and replace it with simpler terms. If young
people could understand some of the language then they
would participate more and be more passionate about
improving mental health services.
Young Person aged 17

6. Young People with Disabilities in Sheffield
Data by Disability/ Area of Need
Child Disability Register Annual Report 2016, Sheffield Children’s Hospital

7. Our achievements this year
#RealMe- Young People’s Feeling Towards Self-Worth
What we did:
chose the subject for the report
designed a survey – survey monkey and paper (150 people)
ran an arts competition
delivered a workshop about the project in Sheffield College
produced a video
promoted the project
collated and analysed the results
wrote the first draft of the report
launch including radio Sheffield interview!

8. #RealMe- Young People’s Feeling Towards Self-Worth
What we found:
A significant majority of those we engaged with had awareness of self worth
Average sense of self worth is low amongst year olds
A clear relationship between self worth and mental wellbeing

9. #RealMe- Young People’s Feeling Towards Self-Worth
What we gained:
Experience of researching and writing a report
A physical document to demonstrate our impact
Experience of delivering a workshop
An insight into the feelings of young people in Sheffield

10. Festival of Debate
Youth Social Action Arts, Activism and Mental Health
Presented a report
Ran an activity- the game of good feelings
Worked alongside Chilypep and Rainbow Heron Arts Cafe
Gained a new volunteer!
Opportunity to see other organisations at work and hear some interesting debates

11. Engagement opportunities
Feedback, events and workshops
Porter Brook Gender Identity Clinic waiting room – 6 patients
Sheffield Young Carers Action Group workshop – 16 participants
#wewill 70 Celebration Event – spoke to 30 people, feedback from 18. Took part in planning meetings.
Young Healthwatch Focus Group with University of Sheffield
Transition Awareness Evening – spoke to around 30 people, feedback from 1

12. Map of partners

13. What’s next? January 19 – March 19 More feedback! More engagement!
Temporarily decrease number of meetings with group
Getting out more
Working with partners- Hub and Spokes
Focus on increasing the engagement activities we are carrying out and therefore increasing the feedback we collect. We will do this by...
We’re carrying out more scoping exercises to carry out more engagement in the community- looking for different groups or events to go to- e.g.
Develop and increase partnership working. Running information sessions is also an opportunity to gather feedback. We will look for more of these and build on the relationships we already have e.g. Healthy minds groups in schools, stands in colleges

14. What’s next? January 19 – March 19
For the Young Healthwatch Volunteers
Ensure we know who is available when and what they wish to get from volunteering
Use social media to keep contact with the group
Meet when we need to- can be a reduced group working on a specific project
Update application process and a welcome pack- encourage new volunteers and old with rewards for volunteer hours

15. The Plan 2019/2020 Volunteers – the Young Healthwatch Group
Review March 2019
Have volunteers numbers increased?
What is our commitment from volunteers, has this increased (number of hours)?
Has reducing the number of meetings affected the group’s commitment? Can we maintain quality in volunteering whilst also reducing contact for the group?
What effect has this had on our
Feedback numbers
Number of engagement sessions
Partners
Are we able to continue to (hopefully!) raise feedback and engagement whilst investing more time in the group?
Can partnership working assist us more in being youth led?

16. The Plan 2019/2020 Increase partnership working
Increase the reach of YHW – Improve our presence in communities
Demonstrate impact of YHW- increase feedback and engagement
Build capacity and capability of volunteers
Increase partnership working

17. Understanding the importance of feedback
Increase the reach of YHW – Improve our presence in communities
Creative Engagement
Raise awareness of Healthwatch
The importance of giving feedback and why we want to hear from young people
An opportunity to get feedback from that group
Recruitment to volunteering
A lead in to projects with the group
Understanding the importance of feedback

18. Projects or work with partners
Increase the reach of YHW – Improve our presence in communities
Projects or work with partners
Exploring and delivery of projects with groups:
Already exploring working with Health and Social care groups, providing enrichment of lessons and an opportunity for students to experience carrying out a survey of peers.
Looking at a project around Young Carers and their experiences of GP access.
Research current topics- Healthwatch priorities fed in
Development of survey- different tools and methods to gather feedback depending on chosen topic
Collation of feedback and drafting a report
Report edited and produced by Healthwatch to ensure brand and quality
6 weeks

19. Projects or work with partners
Increase the reach of YHW – Improve our presence in communities
Projects or work with partners
Opportunities with schools, colleges and universities:
Ready made groups of young people
Often keen to provide enrichment for subjects
Engage in ways which can benefit both parties
Opportunities with voluntary sector groups/services:
Engaged and purposeful groups already formed
Group are aware of current issues affecting them and their peers and could help with gathering feedback

20. Increasing feedback and engagement
Demonstrate impact of YHW- increase feedback and engagement
Increasing feedback and engagement
Forms aren’t always the best way of getting feedback from children and young people
Using hub and spokes model for group to increase the reach of the YHW volunteers
Using focus subjects to help guide feedback- youth led as well as Healthwatch priorities
Young Healthwatch VCF Forum
Stronger social media presence

21. Developing the volunteering experience
Build capacity and capability of volunteers
Developing the volunteering experience
Volunteers have input about their experience- what are their skills, what can they develop with us?
Welcome pack- the give and take
Social contact for group via social media as well as meeting up
Training sessions- public speaking, safeguarding
Rewarding commitment- 30 hours volunteering=certificate, volunteer of the year award!
Celebration event

22. Developing the volunteering experience
Build capacity and capability of volunteers
Developing the volunteering experience
New volunteering roles to explore:
Young Enter and View
Young Read and Review

23. Activity- what we hope to deliver
3 engagement sessions/events per month
3 projects per year
1 VCF Forum- May
Group meetings monthly/bi-monthly
working with commissioners to ensure our work is listened to
building relationships with partner organisations
3 engagement events per month
3 projects per year
1 VCF Forum
looking for new opportunities

24. Why should we have a Young Healthwatch?
Youth led- to hear from children and young people about what’s most relevant to them
Increasing presence throughout the community- hearing from different groups
Opportunities for health and social care network to engage with Healthwatch for youth input into their work/goals
Evidence from other local Healthwatches who run youth focussed work- how to make the group/engagement as effective as possible
What does it takes to run a Young Healthwatch
The rest of the Healthwatch team encouraging and acknowledging the importance of engaging with young people and having this as part of the team’s culture.
Having a dedicated volunteer co-ordinator or manager
Having short term as well as ongoing long-term projects
Understanding the function young people play in the organisation
Having a robust group of young people
Effective recruitment process – use Do It and V connect. Turnover of volunteers can be high
Offering incentives for young people to get involved e.g. Healthwatch Leeds provide a reference after 30 hours of volunteering and Healthwatch Northamptonshire provide a vinspired certificate and reference
Have provided training including public speaking
Dedicated office/meeting space for the young volunteers is not always possible. Healthwatch South Tyneside has a dedicated monthly Young Healthwatch meeting
Funding- several Healthwatch use their core funding to deliver Young Healthwatch. Northamptonshire’s post is part-funded by core funding, Future in Mind and the CCG. In Wakefield the CCG commissioned YHW to carry out engagement focussed on Autism.

25. How can we hear from as many young people in Sheffield as possible?
The Ask...
How do we ensure that what we hear about is given to decision makers in a way that makes change happen?
How can we hear from as many young people in Sheffield as possible?
How do we make sure we ask and hear about issues that affect them and are relevant?

26. Partners- organisations/groups
Activity- depending on group size- write organisations they feel would be uesful/groups within their organisation along spokes, put actions or activities that could be part of this around the edge. Group suggestions could go in the centre?
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