News and reports

A Leicester woman with dementia is highlighting the importance of getting the right help early on to people experiencing memory problems.

We are aware that some patients have had difficulties accessing walk-in Urgent Care services at Rutland Memorial Hospital (RMH) following the contract change at the beginning of April.

Following discussions, East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group and Oakham Medical Practice have issued the following statement today in regard to the provision of Minor Injuries Services at Rutland Memorial Hospital in Oakham.

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Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for April 2019

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.

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Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for March 2019

Thames Ambulance Service Ltd (TASL) was commissioned in 2017 to provide Non-Emergency Patient Transfer Services (NEPTS) for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR).

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given Leicestershire Partnership Trust’s (LPT) an overall rating of “Requires Improvement” in its recently published inspection report.

We are relocating the Healthwatch Rutland Office to The King Centre, Main Road, Barleythorpe, Oakham LE15 7WD on Wednesday 20 March.

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.