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Read the papers for the Healthwatch Rutland Board Meeting. This will be a virtual meeting, held in public via Zoom, on 7 December 2021 from 6.30 to 8.30pm

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.

Carers Week 2021 'Making Caring Visible and Valued: A Focus on Carers Mental Health in Rutland.

Every Local Healthwatch must have a published Decision-making Policy. This policy helps Healthwatch Rutland make decisions and prioritise work.

Our Lets’ Talk… Accessing GP Practice Appointments engagement asked how the changes in accessing appointments at your GP Practice has affected you and your family. Read our report on what you told us.

Papers for the Healthwatch Rutland Board meeting. This will be a virtual meeting, held in public via Zoom on 14 September 2021 from 4pm - 5pm.

To help inform the creation of a new Place-based Health and Care Plan for Rutland, we asked people in Rutland to tell us what they need and want from local health and care services when they are ill, and to help them live healthy lives.

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.

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

Papers for the Healthwatch Rutland Board meeting in public 09 March 2021 from 18.30 – 20.30pm held via virtual Zoom meeting.

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.

Papers for the Healthwatch Rutland Board meeting in public 01 December 2020 from 18:30 - 20:30pm held via virtual Zoom meeting.