1. April 2019 Newsletter

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

  2. March 2019 Newsletter

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

  3. CQC Inspection of Leicestershire Partnership Trust gives overall “Requires Improvement” rating

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

  4. Thames Ambulance Service rated “Inadequate” by CQC

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

  5. We’re moving!

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

  6. It's your NHS… Have your Say

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    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.

  7. There is still time for forces families to respond to survey

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    There is still time for Armed Forces families to share their experiences as part of a wide-ranging survey looking at aspects of military life.

  8. Armed Forces Survey

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    Are you a veteran, reservist, serving in the armed forces or family of someone who is?

  9. February 2019 Newsletter

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

  10. Consultation on Learning Disability and Autism training for health & care staff

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    The government wants to know how they can make sure that health and social care staff have the right training to understand the needs of people with a learning disability and autistic people, and make reasonable adjustments to support them.

  11. Healthy Rutland Grant Scheme

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    Do you have a great idea that would help to improve the health and wellbeing of people in your community? If you need some grant funding to give it a kick start, this scheme could be for you!

  12. January 2019 Newsletter

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

  13. Public engagement on the NHS Long Term Plan

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    We are working with colleagues in Healthwatch Leicester/Leicestershire to deliver co-ordinated engagement with the public about the plan’s proposals.

  14. New plan to support people with Dementia to live well

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    Local health and social care leaders together with voluntary sector organisations in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) have unveiled new plans for supporting people with dementia and their carers.

  15. Get involved in re-designing community health services

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    Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, the NHS groups that plan and buy health services, have been talking to people about their experiences of community health services.

  16. Staying fit and well in winter

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    It can be harder for older people to stay fit and well throughout the colder months.

  17. Children’s mental health services are changing in LLR

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    The Future in Mind programme team are inviting the public to a series of events showing how children’s mental health services are changing in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR).

  18. November 2018 Newsletter

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

  19. Talk to your GP practice about sharing your medical record with other health and care services

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    Sharing vital health information with health and social care organisations is now as easy as having a simple conversation.

  20. Reminder: Healthy Rutland Grants Scheme deadline for first round 30 November

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    Rutland County Council has created a Healthy Rutland Grant Scheme for 2018/19 that will provide funding to encourage local projects that will improve health and wellbeing, promote independence and reduce the impact of long term health conditions.

  21. Parents – your chance to shape NHS Orthodontic Services

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    NHS England wants to hear your views about how you feel child orthodontic services should be delivered in the future.

  22. Healthwatch Rutland awarded bursary to set up Young Healthwatch Rutland

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    We are really pleased to announce that we have been awarded a bursary from the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) to set up Young Healthwatch Rutland so that local young people can raise their issues and concerns.

  23. October 2018 Newsletter

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    Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for October 2018

  24. Local NHS has unveiled its plans to develop out-of-hours services

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    NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group (ELR CCG) have published plans to develop out-of-hours or “urgent care services”, offering GP and nurse appointments when practices are closed on weekday evenings, weekends and holidays

  25. Community Services Survey

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    People in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are being asked to share their views on healthcare that patients receive at home and in local communities as the local NHS looks to improve community health services.

  26. Healthy Rutland Grant Scheme – applications invited

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    Rutland County Council has created a Healthy Rutland Grant Scheme for 2018/19 that will provide funding to encourage local projects that will improve health and wellbeing, promote independence and reduce the impact of long term health conditions.

  27. Next Steps to Better Care Together: engagement events

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    The Better Care Together (BCT) Partnership (previously known also as the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership) is inviting the public to a series of open engagement events to hear about, and discuss, what is happening to improve services.

  28. Annual Meeting 2018

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    Healthwatch Rutland will hold its Annual Meeting in the Gover Centre conference room, Rutland Community Hub in Oakham on Wednesday 19 September – 1pm registration and refreshments for a 1.30pm start.

  29. September 2018 Newsletter

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    Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for September 2018

  30. Next Steps to better care in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

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    NHS organisations in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) have published the Better Care Together ‘Next steps to better care in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland’.

  31. Changes to prescribing medicines available over-the-counter

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    The local NHS is calling for patients to find out more about changes to prescribing and to provide their views on the changes before they take place.

  32. Uppingham Surgery’s Ketton branch to close

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    East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group’s (ELR CCG) Primary Care Commissioning Committee (PCCC) has agreed to close Ketton Branch Surgery, following a public consultation.

  33. July 2018 Newsletter

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    Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for July 2018

  34. Have your say about NHS treatments

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    NHS England has set out plans to stop or reduce commissioning of 17 treatments that research has shown to be ineffective or risky, and they want to hear your views.

  35. End of June 2018 Newsletter

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

  36. It only takes a minute

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    It only takes a minute to complete our quick poll that asks how much you would like to be involved in planning your care when you are older.

  37. Could you be the next Chair of the Healthwatch Rutland Board?

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    Applications are invited for the position of Chair of the Healthwatch Rutland Board.

  38. Patients asked to share views on out-of-hours healthcare services

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    East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group (ELRCCG) is proposing changes to Urgent Care Services as the current contracts come to an end in March 2019.

  39. Learning Disability Week 18-24 June 2018 – get a health check!

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    This week GPs in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are encouraging people with a learning disability to make sure they have an annual health check.

  40. Mid June 2018 Newsletter

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