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

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

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.

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.

Board Meeting papers from 14/07/2017.

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

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.

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.

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.

Board Meeting papers from 10/05/2017.

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.

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