1. It's your NHS… Have your Say

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    Today we launch the “What Would You Do?” campaign to encourage everyone in Rutland to share their views about what changes to local NHS services should be made in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

  2. Public engagement on the NHS Long Term Plan

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    We are working with colleagues in Healthwatch Leicester/Leicestershire to deliver co-ordinated engagement with the public about the plan’s proposals.

  3. Parents – your chance to shape NHS Orthodontic Services

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    NHS England wants to hear your views about how you feel child orthodontic services should be delivered in the future.

  4. Accessing dental services in the East Midlands

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    An update from NHS England and NHS Improvement Midlands:

  5. Update on accessing Dental Services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR)

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    In line with national guidance issued in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, dental practices in LLR are currently closed for routine “face to face” dental appointments.

  6. Phased opening of dental practices

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    Dental practices in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland will begin opening from 8 June 2020 but patients should contact their practice to check arrangements.

  7. Update on dental services for vulnerable groups

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    In line with national guidance issued in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, dental practices in the Midlands are currently not providing routine care in the same way as they were prior to the pandemic.

  8. Twin crisis of access and affordability calls for a radical rethink of NHS dentistry

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    Healthwatch England warns dental care crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people (80%) struggling to access timely care between January and March 2021.

  9. Share your experience of accessing NHS Dentistry

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    We want to hear about your experiences accessing NHS Dentistry

  10. Access to NHS dentistry in Rutland

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    We are aware that at the moment, there are no dental practices in Rutland with capacity to offer general NHS dental care to new adult patients and capacity for children is limited.

  11. Accessing NHS Dental Care in Rutland in 2022

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    Our dental health is so important to our overall health, we want to see NHS dental provision in Rutland meeting the needs of the county.

  12. Summer 2022 Newsletter

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    Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for Summer 2022

  13. What you Saying?

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    Our local NHS wants to hear from children and young people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

  14. NHS Dentistry in Rutland in 2023: new report

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    People told us that they feel that they have no choice but to attend private dental surgeries even though they cannot afford to do so.

  15. HWR briefing paper calls for local plan to improve NHS dentistry

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    The new HWR briefing paper builds on our findings in recent public polling on access to NHS dentistry in Rutland and our consideration of the National Dental Recovery Plan published in February 2024.

  16. Healthwatch Rutland present to the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Women’s Institute

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    In April 2024 we had the opportunity to deliver a presentation to the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland (LLR) Women’s Institute (WI) on the theme of dentistry. Each year the National Federation of WIs chooses a resolution to call for change on a current issue in society. This year’s resolution is based around dentistry.