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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.
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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NHS England wants to hear your views about how you feel child orthodontic services should be delivered in the future. -
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Find local dentists and their contact details. -
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Are you an expectant parent or have a very young baby? We’re encouraging you to take a little trip to the dentist so you can get the support you need to develop good dental routines as early as possible. -
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An update from NHS England and NHS Improvement Midlands: -
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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. -
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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. -
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During 2019-20 we continued to assert ourselves as an independent champion to put Rutland people at the heart of decisions as the health and care environment moves towards an integrated care system and single strategic commissioning body. -
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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. -
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During the height of the Spring 2020 Coronavirus lockdown, between late April and early June, we were asking the public across Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) to tell us about their experiences of health and care support. -
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The NHS Dental Services in the Midlands has sent us this new update about the restarting of dental services in the Midlands. -
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Although tighter national restrictions came into force on 5 November, in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, dental practices will continue to remain open. -
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NHS England and NHS Improvement has produced this national guidance leaflet to help explain how NHS dental services work -
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The NHS England Midlands Dental Commissioning Team have sent us a new update about access to dental services in the region. -
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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. -
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We are aware that people are finding it difficult to access NHS dental treatment and we are discussing the issues with NHS England. The NHS England Midlands Dental Commissioning Team have sent us the following new update. -
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We want to hear about your experiences accessing NHS Dentistry -
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Responding to our February quick poll 26% of you said that no one in your household regularly visits a dentist and 41% of respondents who do not regularly see an NHS dentist have tried to join an NHS dental ‘list’ within the last year
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A poster has been produced to help you navigate 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. -
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Our work over the past year has focused on ensuring that the public and patient voice is heard as early and loudly as possible in the development and transformation of health and care services across Rutland. -
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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. -
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Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for Summer 2022 -
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Our work over the past year has focused on ensuring that the public and patient voice is championed in the development of health and social care services to meet the needs of the Rutland community. -
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Our local NHS wants to hear from children and young people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. -
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59% of respondents to our recent poll were unable to get an NHS dental appointment in the previous 12 months. -
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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. -
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On 7 February 2024 the Government published a dental care recovery plan. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment. -
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Following recent concerns in the media and on social media we have been in communication with East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group, the commissioner for local minor injuries services and urgent care services. -
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There is still time for Armed Forces families to share their experiences as part of a wide-ranging survey looking at aspects of military life. -
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Are you a veteran, reservist, serving in the armed forces or family of someone who is? -
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The government wants to know how they can make sure that health and social care staff have the right training to understand the needs of people with a learning disability and autistic people, and make reasonable adjustments to support them. -
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Do you have a great idea that would help to improve the health and wellbeing of people in your community? If you need some grant funding to give it a kick start, this scheme could be for you! -
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Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, the NHS groups that plan and buy health services, have been talking to people about their experiences of community health services. -
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The Future in Mind programme team are inviting the public to a series of events showing how children’s mental health services are changing in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). -
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NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group (ELR CCG) have published plans to develop out-of-hours or “urgent care services”, offering GP and nurse appointments when practices are closed on weekday evenings, weekends and holidays -
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We fully supports local Councillors’ recommendation that University Hospitals of Leicester Trust and local Clinical Commissioning Groups pause their plans to reconfigure Intensive Care Units (ICU) and offer full public consultation on the plans. -
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The local NHS is calling for patients to find out more about changes to prescribing and to provide their views on the changes before they take place. -
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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.