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With Dementia Action Week happening on the 16-22 May 2022 it is a great opportunity for us to share information regarding Dementia. -
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A poster has been produced to help you navigate NHS Dentistry in Rutland. -
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Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire are looking for someone to join their team who will support their work to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for adults, children and young people. -
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'Making Caring Visible, Valued and Supported’. -
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Last year the local NHS in Melton Mowbray asked you to tell them about your lived experience of GP services in Melton, particularly looking at the impact of the pandemic. They are now looking at future healthcare needs for local people. -
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'My Planned Care' is an NHS website offering helpful information and guidance for patients waiting for a hospital consultation, treatment or surgery and includes average waiting time information. -
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The Health and Care Act has now received Royal Assent and passed into Law. -
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Confused about Long Covid? Find out the common symptoms and when to get support.
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Plans for the rollout of LLR shared care records are underway -
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We have been awarded the Investing in Volunteers accreditation, for the second time! -
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See the up to date news and information from Healthwatch Rutland. View the newsletter below. -
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If you would like to come along to our Board Meeting in Public this will be held in person at the King Centre, Barleythorpe, LE15 7WD on the 14 June from 6:30- 8:30pm. -
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Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments are carried out every three years to ensure local pharmacy provision is meeting people’s needs. Share your views on the local pharmacy needs assessment. -
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We are aware that at the moment, there are no dental practices in Rutland with capacity to offer general NHS dental care to new adult patients and capacity for children is limited. -
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Our work over the past year has focused on ensuring that the public and patient voice is heard as early and loudly as possible in the development and transformation of health and care services across Rutland. -
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In April 2022 the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of Health and Social Care in England carried out its inspection of Oakham Medical Practice. -
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Admiral Nurses give practical and emotional support to people with dementia as well as their families and carers. -
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Our dental health is so important to our overall health, we want to see NHS dental provision in Rutland meeting the needs of the county. -
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Everyone aged 50 and over will be offered a Covid booster and a flu jab this autumn, as the NHS plans to increase protection against respiratory viruses ahead of winter. -
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Keep up to date with local news and Healthwatch Rutland updates for Summer 2022 -
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We will be booking various outreach and engagement events over the coming months to share information about Healthwatch Rutland and to hear your NHS health and social feedback. -
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Leicestershire Partnership Trust is carrying out major refurbishments to Rutland Memorial Hospital in Oakham. -
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When The NHS starts the autumn booster rollout in early September, it will be using the next generation, bivalent vaccine, subject to supply. -
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We have taken the decision to postpone our annual meeting which was scheduled to be held on Tuesday 13 September 2022 in person at the Rutland Community Hub Gover Room. A new date will be publicised in due course. -
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The Annual Meeting due to be held at the Rutland Community Hub in Oakham on 13 September has been postponed and will be rescheduled. -
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We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who served our nation with so much dignity and dedication during her long years of public service. -
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The local NHS has confirmed that GP practices in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland will be closed on Monday 19 September, as a mark of respect for Her Majesty The Queen’s passing -
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We are delighted to announce that we are winners of the 2022 Public Involvement Fund. We have been awarded £2,000 to support our work to involve the local community in health research, innovation and transformation. -
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See the up to date news and information from Healthwatch Rutland. View the newsletter below. -
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Our rescheduled Board Meeting in Public (postponed from 13 September 2022) will be held online by Zoom on 26 October 7pm to 8pm -
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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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A new service enabling patients to receive treatment at home instead of in hospital, is being extended to support patients with a wider range of health conditions in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. -
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The autumn COVID booster is now available to everyone aged 50+, as well as anyone aged 5+ who is at high risk due to a health condition or weakened immune system, or if they live with someone who has a weakened immune system. -
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A new local NHS campaign has been launched this month to help people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to get the right care as quickly as possible. -
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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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If you would like to come along to our Board Meeting in Public this will be held online on the 6 December from 6:30- 8:30pm. ** PLEASE NOTE THIS HAS CHANGED FROM AN IN-PERSON MEETING TO ONLINE**. -
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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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Our next Board Meeting in public will be held virtually, on 6 March 2023, 6.30 to 8.30pm -
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A look inside the Adults Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary -
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Oakham Urgent Care Centre: Enter and View Report -
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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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A look inside the Adults Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary