1. What should you expect when it comes to care for your teeth?

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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.

  2. Accessing NHS Dentistry in Bolton

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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.

  3. Oral Health Care in Residential Care Homes

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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.

  4. Engagement Alliance - Breightmet and Little Lever Snapshot

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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.

  5. Accessing NHS Dentistry Care and Treatment

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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.

  6. Health service messages: November COVID-19 national lockdown - Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership

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    Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have released health and care information during the lock down period

  7. Health and Care Priorities Consultation Report 2021-22

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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

  8. Greater Manchester NHS Dentistry Report

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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.

  9. Trustee Board Minutes - 11th October 2021

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    Governance - Trustee Board Minutes - 11th October 2021

  10. What people have told us about dentistry

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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.

  11. Annual Report 2021-22

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    Have a read of our latest annual report for 2021-22- Championing What Matters to You

  12. Access to NHS Dentistry & Health and Wellbeing

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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

  13. Annual Report 2022-23

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    Our annual report for 2022-23 is now available

  14. NHS Workforce Plan

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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.

  15. New report calls for fundamental reform of NHS dental care

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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.

  16. Quarterly Intelligence Reports 2023-24

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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.

  17. 10 top tips to get the most out of your dental appointment

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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.

  18. Do you need help getting to hospital?

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    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  19. Do you need help travelling to NHS services?

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    Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

  20. Ambulatory Care

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    The purpose of this work was to find out what people understood by the term 'ambulatory care' and what they thought of the service it provided.

  21. Ambulatory Care

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    This report into the term ambulatory care finds out if the public understand the term, how we could better describe it, the pros and cons to the idea including whether people actually supported the idea of a home / virtual ward.

  22. Bolton Foundation Trust - Ophthalmology Snapshot

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    We conducted this project to find out peoples experiences with relation to the ophthalmology department. Focusing on how patients were managing with access to appointments, waiting times and the quality of service.

  23. Rivington Unit Corridor Event

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    Healthwatch conduct regular corridor events at various Bolton FT NHS services. This report covers the comments received when visiting the Rivington Unit.

  24. The Unusal Walk Around

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    This report is based on our volunteer’s experience of Bolton hospital. As a wheelchair user we asked if they would like to help us identify if there were any areas of concerns with regards to access or remit that were not following regulations.

  25. Public Views about NHS Wheelchair Services

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    We worked with Healthwatch Wigan and Leigh to promote an online survey to gather expert by experiences, views and comments regarding Bolton council's proposed changes to its wheelchair eligibility criteria.

  26. Bolton Electronic Shared Care Record

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    We collected peoples views on the adapability of an electronic care record through an open survey available to the people of Bolton. This report highlights our findings and our recommendations based on the people's views.

  27. Local Information and Helplines

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    Here you will find many sources of useful information and advice

  28. Hospital Discharge during Covid 19 - Report 2020

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    The report, Discharge to Assess: 590 people’s stories, explores the impact the new processes have had since their introduction in March to help manage the sudden rise in COVID-19 patients.

  29. People's Experience of Hospital Discharge - Staff Interviews Bolton findings

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    Together with the national report - People's Experiences of Hospital Discharge during Covid 19, there are also some local findings from staff interviews in Bolton

  30. What are people in Bolton saying about Hospital Waiting Times

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    Earlier this year we asked people to tell us about their experience of waiting for hospital treatment. Covid 19 has placed a huge strain on the NHS and social care and has created a backlog of patients needing treatment at a hospital.

  31. People's Perceptions of Virtual Health Care

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    We asked you to tell us about your experiences of having either a telephone or a video appointment with a health care professional

  32. Remembering Jim Sherrington

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    One of our long-serving trustees of Healthwatch Bolton sadly passed away in June 2023.

  33. Smears Means Years

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    The Smears Means Years project has continued to be rolled out across Bolton, bringing life-saving cervical cancer screening opportunities into communities

  34. Junior Doctors Industrial Action Strikes

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    Junior doctors at some GP practices and all NHS hospitals are taking industrial action now. This will be the longest stretch of industrial action by junior doctors to date. This started at 7am on 3rd January 2024 and will conclude at 7am on 9th January 2024. See below information from Mark Fisher - Chief Executive of Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board