1. Let's Talk...come and have your say on accessing appointments at GP practices in Rutland

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    As part of our new 'Lets Talk' joint project with Leicester and Leicestershire Healthwatch we will be having our first conversation around accessing appointments at GP practices in Rutland.

  2. Help plan GP services by sharing your views

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    The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is asking local residents to share their views and experiences of services provided at local GP practices and health centres by taking part in an online survey.

  3. Annual Report 2020-2021 - On equal terms

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    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.

  4. Top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

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    Do you struggle to speak to your doctor about your medical concerns? You’re not alone. Take a look at these top tips to make the most out of your GP appointment.

  5. Let’s Talk: Health Checks and Screening

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    Do you usually access regular health checks and screening? How have these checks being put on hold affected you?

  6. Masks must still be worn in healthcare settings

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    The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) advises that you still need to wear a mask or face covering in healthcare settings, including GP practices, hospitals and vaccination sites.

  7. GP Data for planning and research collection: what you need to know

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    The NHS is making some changes to how it collects and uses patient data. To make sure you're clued up, read some frequently asked questions about the upcoming GP Data for planning and research collection below.

  8. Your views helped improve non-emergency patient transport services

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    NHS England has published a new report outlining changes to non-emergency patient transport services (NEPTS) and broader NHS transport support. Take a look at what the changes mean for you and your loved ones.

  9. What Matters to You? Our report on what people in the county want from Place-based Health and Care

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    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.

  10. Let's Talk

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    Find out more about our joint project with Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire

  11. Your views on accessing GP Practice Appointments

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    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.

  12. You and Your GP Practice – supporting you with minor ailments

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    Patients in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are being supported to look after minor ailments themselves, as part of a new campaign called ‘You and Your GP Practice’.

  13. Andy Williams appointed as Chief Executive of our local Health and Care System

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    Press release from LLR Clinical Commissioning Groups

  14. CQC finds improvement at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, but calls for further progress

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    From CQC press release 29 October 2021

  15. Accessing GP services in Rutland

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    Rutland County Council are interested in understanding more about your experiences of accessing GP services

  16. Patients talk of cold waits outside the Uppingham Surgery

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    The practice is at present undertaking various refitting and remodelling works. In response to our enquiry about patients who do not arrive by car having to endure cold waits outside the building, the practice makes the following statement:

  17. Primary Care Network: Patient Newsletter

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    Read the first Rutland Primary Care Network, patient-centred newsletter.

  18. Melton Mowbray Community and Primary Care Feedback

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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. 

  19. Share your views on local pharmacy needs assessment

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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.

  20. Annual Report 2021-22: Championing what matters to you

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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.

  21. GP Practices to close on the day of the Queen's funeral

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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

  22. What is a "virtual ward" and who can be cared for by the service?

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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.

  23. COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination update 31/10/22

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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.

  24. CQC rates Oakham Medical Practice as 'Good'

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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.

  25. Experiences of the Urgent Care Centre in Oakham

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    Oakham Urgent Care Centre: Enter and View Report

  26. Oakham Medical Practice Patient Participation Group (PPG)

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    The new PPG is a recently revived, independent and voluntary group of patients who meet regularly to discuss issues relating to Oakham Medical Practice

  27. GP Recovery Plan: The Healthwatch Response

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    NHS England has published its GP Recovery Plan and Healthwatch England have responded: read the Healthwatch statement here.

  28. Share your views!

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    Tell us your recent experiences of Oakham Medical Practice

  29. Oakham Medical Practice Enter and View report

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    An independent, in-depth look at how patients have experienced Oakham Medical Practice in 2023.

  30. Oakham Medical Practice Enter and View report

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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.

  31. What you Saying?

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    Our local NHS wants to hear from children and young people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

  32. Oakham Medical Practice Patient Participation Group Newsletter

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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.

  33. NHS GP patient experience survey

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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.

  34. 10 top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

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    We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.