1. Board meeting papers - 11/01/2017

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    Board Meeting papers from 11/01/2017.

  2. Enter and View report - Belton House Retirement Home, January 2017

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    Part of our local Healthwatch programme is to carry out Enter and View visits. Healthwatch Rutland authorised representatives carry out these visits to health and social care services to find out how they are being run and make recommendations.

  3. Board meeting papers - 10/03/2017

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    Board Meeting papers from 10/03/2017.

  4. Enter and View report - Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, Leicester General Hospital Mar 2017

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    The purpose of this visit was to see if the recommendations from the last Enter and View visit in 2016 were being followed.

  5. Transfer of Care - initial findings, April 2017

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    The issues highlighted included delayed transfer of care, discharge from hospital without sufficient support in place, discharge from hospital when the individual requires rehabilitation rather than in-home support and confusion upon returning home.

  6. Board meeting papers - 10/05/2017

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    Board Meeting papers from 10/05/2017.

  7. Enter and View report - Manton Hall Care Home May 2017

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    Part of our local Healthwatch programme is to carry out Enter and View visits. Healthwatch Rutland authorised representatives carry out these visits to health and social care services to find out how they are being run and make recommendations.

  8. Healthwatch Rutland Primary Care Survey - June 2017

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    This survey was planned as a joint collaboration between Healthwatch Rutland and East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group (ELRCCG). Both organisations were keen to know what Rutland people feel about primary care services.

  9. Support to Military Veterans Workshop 29th June 2017 - Event Report

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    We heard from the public that some confusion existed surrounding the provision of support to military veterans in the county so we held a workshop to explore the issues.

  10. Healthwatch Rutland Annual Report 2016-17

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    Report on the findings, achievements and outcomes of 2016 - 2017, Healthwatch Rutland's third year's work since starting in Oakham in April 2014.

  11. Board meeting papers - 14/07/2017

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    Board Meeting papers from 14/07/2017.

  12. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

  13. Dental Support in Rutland Care Homes - September 2017

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    During visits to Rutland Care Homes we became aware of issues with access to dental services. We were told that lack of dental care for residents impacted negatively on their health and wellbeing and was a cause for concern.

  14. What should you expect from home care services?

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    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

  15. Healthwatch Rutland Annual Meeting 15/9/2017

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    Healthwatch Rutland Annual Meeting agenda and papers from 15/9/2017.

  16. Enter and View report - Wisteria House Care Home, September 2017

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    Part of our local Healthwatch programme is to carry out Enter and View visits. Healthwatch Rutland authorised representatives carry out these visits to health and social care services to find out how they are being run and make recommendations.

  17. Enter and View report - Oak House Care Home Oct 2017

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    Part of our local Healthwatch programme is to carry out Enter and View visits. Healthwatch Rutland authorised representatives carry out these visits to health and social care services to find out how they are being run and make recommendations.

  18. Enter and View report - Tixover House Care Home, November 2017

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    Part of our local Healthwatch programme is to carry out Enter and View visits. Healthwatch Rutland authorised representatives carry out these visits to health and social care services to find out how they are being run and make recommendations.

  19. Board Meeting papers - 08/11/2017

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    Board Meeting papers from 08/11/2017.

  20. Enter and View report - Chater Lodge Care Home Nov 2017

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    Part of our local Healthwatch programme is to carry out Enter and View visits. Healthwatch Rutland authorised representatives carry out these visits to health and social care services to find out how they are being run and make recommendations.

  21. Enter and View report - The Lodge Trust. December 2017

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    Part of our local Healthwatch programme is to carry out Enter and View visits. Healthwatch Rutland authorised representatives carry out these visits to health and social care services to find out how they are being run and make recommendations.

  22. Oakham Medical Practice Patient Participation Group Newsletter

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    Healthwatch Rutland worked in collaboration with the Oakham Medical Practice Patient Participation Group (PPG) to create the latest Enter and View report on Oakham Medical Practice.

  23. NHS GP patient experience survey

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    The local NHS wants to hear about your recent experiences of healthcare provided by local GP practices, in a new survey that has been arranged by NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and groups of GP practices, known as primary care networks.

  24. NHS Dentistry in Rutland in 2023

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    59% of respondents to our recent poll were unable to get an NHS dental appointment in the previous 12 months.

  25. 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.

  26. HWR Board Meeting in Public

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  27. Your Voice, Your Priorities?

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    We are planning our work for the year ahead and we need your ideas on what areas of health and social care Healthwatch Rutland should be concentrating on.

  28. Healthwatch Rutland Contract News

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    The Healthwatch Rutland contract has been extended to March 31, 2025.

  29. What matters most to YOU?

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    Your voice, your priorities: we are planning our work for the year ahead and we need your ideas on what areas of health and social care Healthwatch Rutland should be concentrating on

  30. Talk to the Healthwatch Chairs!

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  31. Have you used Oakham Minor Injuries Unit in the last 12 months?

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    We would like to hear your recent experiences of attending the Minor Injuries Unit that runs at Rutland Memorial Hospital.

  32. HWR Advisory Board Meeting in public

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    Our next Board Meeting in public will be online, on 5 March 2024 from 6.30pm to 8pm - join us!

  33. New National Dental Recovery Plan

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    On 7 February 2024 the Government published a dental care recovery plan.

  34. Rural Coffee Connect Van

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  35. Uppingham Dementia Awareness Event

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  36. An invitation to ‘A conversation on… a different ending’

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  37. Healthwatch revisits LRI ED: report of findings

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    We found some welcome improvements but more work to do in our revisit to the Leicester Royal Infirmary last Autumn

  38. Pharmacy First: Get help for minor illness without a GP appointment

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    You can now get help for 7 common minor illnesses at your local pharmacy without a GP appointment

  39. New website brings JOY

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    Joy is a free health and wellbeing support website that helps you find activities, groups and support near you.

  40. Announcement of Beacon membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse

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    We, along with Connected Together CIC and Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire, are delighted to announce our Beacon membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA), a leading business network that supports employers to take action on domestic abuse.

  41. Adults Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary – One year on

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    Our revisit to the Adults Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary finds welcome changes and we recommend continuing with improvement work.

  42. NHS Dentistry in Rutland: Briefing Paper April 2024

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    Read our latest briefing paper calling for a place-based plan for improving dentistry in Rutland along with thorough public engagement.

  43. Spring COVID-19 vaccinations

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    The Spring COVID-19 vaccination programme is now underway and aims to protect those whose immunity is most likely to have already reduced since their autumn vaccine.

  44. 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.

  45. Tell us about your interactions with the NHS

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    Do you find communications from the NHS to you are easily understandable? Do they arrive on time and give you enough information?

  46. 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.

  47. HWR Advisory Board Meeting in Public

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