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. The local NHS shares its ambitions for improving hospital care

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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.

  4. Speak up and help improve health and care in 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

  5. Sign up to the Citizens’ Panel and help improve local health services

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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

  6. Coronavirus: Advice from other organisations

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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.

  7. Maternity support during COVID-19

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    Read about how coronavirus could affect you, your baby and your pregnancy care.

  8. COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Black and Asian people according to latest PHE report. Tell us your experience

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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.

  9. Consultation on transforming acute hospital and maternity services in LLR

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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).

  10. Building Better Hospitals consultation events

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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.

  11. Listen to Healthwatch discussing local NHS reconfiguration plans on the Persani Podcast

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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.

  12. Our progress on the consultation for acute and maternity services at Leicester hospitals

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    Our work on the consultation for acute and maternity services at Leicester hospitals is progressing on two main fronts.

  13. Share your views on how NHS Hospital plans affect you

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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.

  14. Read the meeting report from our public meeting to discuss reconfiguration plans for Leicester hospitals and maternity services

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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.

  15. Commissioners’ response to Healthwatch Considerations for Rutland questions on the Leicester acute hospitals and maternity reconfiguration proposals

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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.

  16. Considerations for Rutland - questions on the Leicester acute hospitals and maternity reconfiguration proposals

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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.

  17. Healthwatch response to Leicester hospitals consultation: consolidated feedback

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    The consultation about proposals to transform Leicester acute hospitals and maternity services has now closed. Thank you to everyone who has given feedback on how the changes may affect you and your families.

  18. Healthwatch Rutland reflects the public voice: The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust consultation on reconfiguration of acute hospitals and maternity services

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    The consultation about proposals to transform Leicester acute hospitals and maternity services has now closed. Thank you to everyone who has given feedback on how the changes may affect you and your families.

  19. Melodies for mums

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    With few face-to-face mum and baby groups running right now, and women more isolated than ever due to COVID-19, there has never been a better time to offer support for new mums.

  20. Lets Talk.. Healthwatch in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland launch a joint programme of community engagement

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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.

  21. Annual Report 2020-2021 - On equal terms

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    This year has been a very difficult one for everybody. While Healthwatch couldn't visit health and social care premises, we were still able to investigate the impact of the pandemic on people's access to the services that matter to them most.

  22. Let's Talk

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    Find out more about our joint project with Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire

  23. Annual Report 2021-22: Championing what matters to you

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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.

  24. Lets Talk.... Maternity

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    Rutland women told us their experiences of Maternity Services in our latest "Lets Talk" themed engagement

  25. Our 2022-2023 Annual Report: Together we're making health and social care better

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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.

  26. Rutland Health and Wellbeing Board Annual Report

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    Progress made during the first year of the Rutland Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Place Plan is described in the Health and Wellbeing Board Annual Report.

  27. Urgent Care and Minor Injuries at Rutland Memorial Hospital

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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.

  28. There is still time for forces families to respond to survey

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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.

  29. Armed Forces Survey

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    Are you a veteran, reservist, serving in the armed forces or family of someone who is?

  30. Consultation on Learning Disability and Autism training for health & care staff

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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.

  31. Healthy Rutland Grant Scheme

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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!

  32. Get involved in re-designing community health services

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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.

  33. Children’s mental health services are changing in LLR

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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).

  34. 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.

  35. Local NHS has unveiled its plans to develop out-of-hours services

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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

  36. Healthwatch Rutland supports Councillors’ recommendations for public consultation on Leicester’s ICUs: Press Statement

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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.

  37. Changes to prescribing medicines available over-the-counter

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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.

  38. 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.

  39. Uppingham Surgery’s Ketton branch to close

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    East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group’s (ELR CCG) Primary Care Commissioning Committee (PCCC) has agreed to close Ketton Branch Surgery, following a public consultation.

  40. Have your say about NHS treatments

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    NHS England has set out plans to stop or reduce commissioning of 17 treatments that research has shown to be ineffective or risky, and they want to hear your views.

  41. Patients asked to share views on out-of-hours healthcare services

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    East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group (ELRCCG) is proposing changes to Urgent Care Services as the current contracts come to an end in March 2019.

  42. Urgent Care Service at Rutland Memorial this bank holiday weekend

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    The Clinical Commissioning Group have given assurances to Healthwatch Rutland that Urgent Care Services in East Leicestershire and Rutland are operating as advertised this bank holiday weekend (including Urgent Care at Rutland Memorial Hospital)

  43. Clinical commissioning group announces longer opening hours for Minor Injuries Services

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    Longer opening hours for minor injury services in Melton Mowbray, Oakham and Market Harborough

  44. Healthwatch Rutland Annual Report 2018-2019

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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.

  45. Invitation to apply to join new patient group and play an important role in local healthcare

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    NHS partners in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are inviting anyone passionate about health and social care to volunteer their time and apply to sit on a new public and patient involvement assurance group.

  46. There and Back - what people tell us about their experiences of travelling to and from NHS services

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    Healthwatch England announced last week that it will be working with NHS England to support their new national review of the links between the NHS and local transport.