News and reports

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).

England will take Step 3 on the four-step ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, with further freedoms legally allowed.

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.

We are aware that some patients have had difficulties accessing appointments at Oakham Medical Practice (OMP) in recent months.

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

If you have had the first part of your life-saving COVID-19 vaccination, it’s absolutely vital that you take up the offer of the second part.

Previously known as My Right to Healthcare, GP Access cards allow people who aren't registered with a GP practice, have no fixed address or identification to communicate their right to healthcare.