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Following the postponement of the Healthwatch Rutland Annual Meeting in September out of respect following the death of The Queen, the meeting will now be held on Thursday 3rd November 2pm – 3.45 pm -
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The Healthwatch Rutland's contract provided by Connected Together CIC has been renewed for a further year to March 2024. -
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We had a really informative time at our recent Annual Meeting on November 3rd 2022. -
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Healthwatch Rutland in conjunction with our contract holder Connected Together CIC and our sister Healthwatch in Northamptonshire have achieved the Cyber Essentials certification this month. -
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Merry Christmas to all! To those who have shared their story, to our dedicated volunteers, and to our partners who have worked with us throughout the year. -
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The Care Quality Commission’s 6-month follow-up inspection of Oakham Medical Practice has moved the practice from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ overall, taking it out of special measures. -
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Leicestershire County Council is running a consultation on sexual health services, which is now live and will run until midnight on 12 March. The purpose of this engagement is to seek views on what the services should offer and how they might work. -
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People in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland are being asked to take part in a survey to find out how much they know about long COVID so that more people with symptoms can be offered support -
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Rutland County Council has launched its latest Childcare Sufficiency Assessment. -
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A look inside the Adults Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary -
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The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is asking people to be prepared ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend 7 to 10 April
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This year Healthwatch marks its tenth anniversary! -
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Family hubs are a way of joining up services locally by bringing existing family help services together to improve access, both physically and online. -
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New local Healthwatch research shows that one of the big challenges for people living with dementia, and their carers, is to be able to access information and support services that are appropriate for their individual needs, at the right time -
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NHS England has published its GP Recovery Plan and Healthwatch England have responded: read the Healthwatch statement here. -
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Progress made during the first year of the Rutland Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Place Plan is described in the Health and Wellbeing Board Annual Report.
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The strategy is for everyone affected by dementia – people with a diagnosis of dementia, their families and carers, and people and organisations who work to support them. -
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The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) has published the new five-year plan which sets out how it will work collaboratively to improve health and care services and outcomes for patients across the city and counties for the future. -
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Tell us your recent experiences of Oakham Medical Practice -
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AGMs for a local Hospital Trust and the Integrated Care Board are open to public attendance on 14 September -
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People who are eligible will be offered a COVID booster vaccine from 11 September. -
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We are heading out across Rutland in the coming months to listen to your views on our local health and social care services.
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New research shows that patients at Oakham Medical Practice feel that the service has improved throughout 2023 but appointment availability and continuity of care remain the biggest issues. -
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You may have seen a familiar vehicle driving around Rutland over the last few weeks, the Rural Coffee Connect van is back serving free hot drinks to rural residents.
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Community hubs across Rutland are once again offering a warm space for local people to visit amidst the ongoing cost of living crisis.
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Our local NHS wants to hear from children and young people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. -
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Please see below for the latest news and updates from Healthwatch Rutland. -
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Healthwatch Rutland worked in collaboration with the Oakham Medical Practice Patient Participation Group (PPG) to create the latest Enter and View report on Oakham Medical Practice. -
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The local NHS wants to hear about your recent experiences of healthcare provided by local GP practices, in a new survey that has been arranged by NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and groups of GP practices, known as primary care networks. -
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People told us that they feel that they have no choice but to attend private dental surgeries even though they cannot afford to do so. -
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We are planning our work for the year ahead and we need your ideas on what areas of health and social care Healthwatch Rutland should be concentrating on. -
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The Healthwatch Rutland contract has been extended to March 31, 2025. -
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Your voice, your priorities: we are planning our work for the year ahead and we need your ideas on what areas of health and social care Healthwatch Rutland should be concentrating on -
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We would like to hear your recent experiences of attending the Minor Injuries Unit that runs at Rutland Memorial Hospital. -
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We, along with Connected Together CIC and Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire, are delighted to announce our Beacon membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA), a leading business network that supports employers to take action on domestic abuse. -
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Our revisit to the Adults Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary finds welcome changes and we recommend continuing with improvement work. -
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The Spring COVID-19 vaccination programme is now underway and aims to protect those whose immunity is most likely to have already reduced since their autumn vaccine. -
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The new HWR briefing paper builds on our findings in recent public polling on access to NHS dentistry in Rutland and our consideration of the National Dental Recovery Plan published in February 2024. -
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Do you find communications from the NHS to you are easily understandable? Do they arrive on time and give you enough information? -
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In April 2024 we had the opportunity to deliver a presentation to the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland (LLR) Women’s Institute (WI) on the theme of dentistry. Each year the National Federation of WIs chooses a resolution to call for change on a current issue in society. This year’s resolution is based around dentistry. -
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This year, Dementia Action Week will run from 13-19 May. Each year organisations come together to raise awareness of dementia and the support which is available.
Join us in Uppingham on Monday 13 May for an event to kick off this week of dementia awareness raising. -
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With the theme of "Moving more for our mental health", there's lots on offer during Mental Health Awareness Week which takes place from 13th to 19th May this year. -
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The Government has launched a consultation on the NHS Constitution, which sets out your rights as an NHS patient. Read why it's important to have your say.