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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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It can be harder for older people to stay fit and well throughout the colder months. -
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Useful links for carers in the local area -
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It only takes a minute to complete our quick poll that asks how much you would like to be involved in planning your care when you are older. -
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Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for May 2019 -
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Board Meeting papers for 11/06/2019 -
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We experienced a lot of change in 2018-19, but were still busy working to ensure that the voices of all Rutland people were heard on the local delivery of health and social care. Read our annual report to find out what we achieved. -
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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.
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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.
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Find local care homes and their contact details. -
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Find local Patient Transport services and their contact details. -
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Find local Services for older people and their contact details -
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Local Alzheimer’s Society teams continue to provide information, support and guidance to those who need it. -
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It can be hard to keep up with the constantly changing and evolving nature of guidance and help with coronavirus. Here are some links to different national organisations and their advice. -
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Age UK works throughout Rutland with people over 50 and their carers, providing support, information and activities. As things are changing on a daily basis, Age UK has published a newsletter to address their current situation. -
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Rutland has 11 residential care homes who between them provide over 300 beds for older people and a further 40 for people with Learning Disabilities, and 12 homecare providers delivering care to people in their own homes. -
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Take a look at what the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice. -
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Age UK Leicestershire and Rutland works throughout Rutland with people over 50 and their carers, providing support, information and activities -
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Working together with Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire, Healthwatch Rutland will be running a series of themed community focus groups to identify the impact of changes introduced across health and social care, in response to the pandemic. -
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NHS England has published a new report outlining changes to non-emergency patient transport services (NEPTS) and broader NHS transport support. Take a look at what the changes mean for you and your loved ones. -
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The Healthwatch ‘Let’s Talk...’ project in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is looking at how the changes that have been made to health and social care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, have affected patients and their loved ones. -
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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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The Care Quality Commission’s 6-month follow-up inspection of Oakham Medical Practice has moved the practice from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ overall, taking it out of special measures. -
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Are services in Rutland meeting the needs of people with dementia, their families and carers? -
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The Better Care Together (BCT) team has launched a new video highlighting proposed changes at Leicester’s hospitals that include acute and maternity services for patients in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. -
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We all love the NHS, but let’s make it even better this year. Tell us about your experiences of health and social care, and the changes that you would like to see made locally, in our online survey. #SpeakUp2020 -
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People in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) are invited to sign up to a new online network to help shape the future of local NHS services -
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Read about how coronavirus could affect you, your baby and your pregnancy care. -
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Share your story to help services learn and improve from the experiences of people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds during COVID-19. -
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Consultation has begun on proposals to spend £450 million transforming acute hospital and maternity services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). -
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A series of online events has been arranged to help people find out more and ask questions about proposals to spend £450 million transforming acute hospital and maternity services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. -
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You can hear Dr Janet Underwood, Chair of Healthwatch Rutland, talking to local radio presenter Rob Persani, in this week’s Persani Podcast. -
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Our work on the consultation for acute and maternity services at Leicester hospitals is progressing on two main fronts. -
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The NHS is consulting on plans to transform Leicester’s hospitals. We think it’s really important that Rutland residents get involved. -
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Our virtual public meeting to discuss the plans for reconfiguration of Leicester hospital and maternity services, held on 28 October, was well attended. -
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Our reading and analysis of the detailed thinking that underpins the proposals, set out in the Pre-consultation Business Case (PCBC) gave rise to a series of questions. -
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Read our 'Considerations for Rutland' document that was sent to commissioners in response to the Leicester acute hospitals and maternity reconfiguration pre-consultation business case.