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Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide. -
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Over the last year we have received a lot of feedback about dentistry, so this report highlights the responses we recevied when talking to the public. We heard the examples of good practice as well as the areas creating most problems for patients. -
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This report follows on from our 2014 report which instigated meetings both locally and nationally with oral health professionals. In our report we highlight the responses from local care homes about the level of oral care available to residents. -
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As part of the ongoing work with the Bolton Engagement Alliance, this report focuses on understanding views on existing services in the local area, explore what services are needed and issues with distance and willingness to travel to services. -
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Find out where you can go to get a dentist appointment in Bolton, where to go for urgent dental care, how to make a complaint and how to share your experience. -
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Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have released health and care information during the lock down period -
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The top three health and care priorities you asked us to look at this year are: Primary Care, Secondary Care, and Adult Mental Health. See the report for more detail -
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Across Greater Manchester local Healthwatch organisations recorded 102 enquiries regarding NHS dentistry in 2019/20. That figure increased to 650 in the period April 2020 to March 2021. A six-fold increase. -
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Governance - Trustee Board Minutes - 11th October 2021 -
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Lack of access to NHS dentistry has exploded as an issue for people over the last 18 months. We’ve heard from people up and down the country desperate to access the care they need. -
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Have a read of our latest annual report for 2021-22- Championing What Matters to You -
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Access to NHS Dentistry is problematic in Bolton and is affecting the health and wellbeing of people unable to access good dental care -
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Our annual report for 2022-23 is now available -
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Thousands of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England every year as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan published by the NHS and backed by the Government today.
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A new report by MPs into dental care, which draws upon the experiences people have shared with us, has called for urgent reform so more people can access an NHS dentist. -
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Read our quarterly intelligence reports. The reports contain feedback that the public has shared with us. The feedback is then shared with commissioners and providers of health and care services to help bring improvements to services. -
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Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment. -
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Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) date has been announced as 19th August at 11am using Zoom video conferencing technology. -
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Read what we have been up to and how we have had an impact in the community. Learn about our projects and find out our plans for next year in this report. -
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Read our annual report to find out how we have made an impact in Bolton over the last year. -
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Read our yearly report to find up what we have been up to, how we have been helping people and how we have helped improve services over the last year -
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Read our annual report to find out the differences we have been making in Bolton. Learn how we have helped people, how we have improved services and how our volunteers have been involved with our work. -
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Read our annual report detailing the differences we have made to people and services across the last year. -
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We ran a survey to find out how people were managing during lockdown. COVID-19 has affected everyone differently and we hoped to gain some insights into how people managed and what helped them cope. -
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As a community engagement volunteer you will be involved in lots of interesting and varied work. Helping support our staff at outreach events, meetings, open days etc. You will also assist in publicity and promotion of Healthwatch Bolton -
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We aimed to gather a comprehensive set of responses from the people of Manchester on some of the key topics rasied in the NHS Long Term Plan. -
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We aimed to gather the views of those who use cardiac or respiratory services to see what suggestions can be put forward to improve services as part of the NHS Long Term Plan -
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Governance - Here is our Decision Making Policy. It explains our governance structure, our scheme of delegations and our arrangements for relevant decisions as described in the statutory arrangements for Local Healthwatch -
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Governance - Complaints Policy -
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Trustee Board Minutes 2020 -
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Governance - Trustee Board Minutes 2021 -
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The Greater Manchester Healthwatch Strategy on a page sets out how the 10 Healthwatch in Greater Manchester will work together and work closely with the new Integrated Care System -
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Governance - Trustee Board Minutes 2022/23 -
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Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish its first Annual Report which highlights their activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.