News and reports

If you are a patient of one of the four Rutland GP practices you can book at the Rutland Covid vaccination centre by using the link that is sent to your mobile phone as a text message (SMS).

Leicestershire Partnership Trust’s (LPT) independent Patient, Carer and Voluntary & Community Sector led People’s Council has set it priorities for the year ahead and its plans for how it will raise awareness of its work.

We had a great conversation around carers mental health as part of Carers Week. The theme of the week was making sure caring was ‘visible and valued.’

The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is asking local residents to share their views and experiences of services provided at local GP practices and health centres by taking part in an online survey.

The plans to reconfigure Leicester’s acute hospitals and maternity services were approved by the Governing Bodies of Leicester’s Clinical Commissioning Groups, at an extraordinary meeting on 8 June 2021.

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.

As part of our new 'Lets Talk' joint project with Leicester and Leicestershire Healthwatch we will be having our first conversation around accessing appointments at GP practices in Rutland.

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

Papers for the Healthwatch Rutland Board meeting in public 08 June 2021 from 6.30pm - 8.30pm. Virtual Zoom meeting.

Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for May 2021

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.

The NHS is urging the public to have their say on plans to improve the way adult mental health care is delivered across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR).