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. Seven pieces of information that you should expect to receive after being diagnosed with dementia

    Advice and Information -

    Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis.

  19. Carer Friendly Communities

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    We looked at what makes carer friendly experiences. This report highlights which areas carers feel they face the most challenges with and where they feel most / least supported across housing, care and support, education, work and community sectors

  20. Carers Group Work - Loneliness and Isolation

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    We carried out a piece of work surrounding the issues of loneliness and isolation throughout 2018 and 2019. This report summarises the findings of our survey into loneliness and isolations felt by carers.

  21. People’s Views on Health and Work

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    This forum was based on the work by Healthwatch, which featured views on health by employees at a local organisation. 20 individuals attended the forum which included members of the general public as well as representatives from various organisations

  22. Health Issues in the Workplace

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    In this report we highlight our findings regarding what people understand the health and care concerns are faced by those in work. For the purposes of this study we focused on workers at a single, large office site in Bolton.

  23. Health and Support in the Workplace

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    A report produced in August 2019 containing information about health and support in the workplace.

  24. Thinking and Talking about Palliative Care

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    Our report will enable those with experience of palliative and end of life care as well as the general public to share their experiences, thoughts, knowledge, and desire’s and inform best practice for all providers.

  25. Young Carers - What I do is just 'normal'

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    We have been looking to identify young carers find out more about their experiences. This report highlights their views on their experiences, self-identification and support needs.

  26. Young Carers - Comments on TEC Use

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    This report highlights the current experiences of young carers, what technology they use and how benefical that technology is to their role as a young carer.

  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. Unpaid Carers Project - Loneliness and Isolation

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    We explored the issues of loneliness and isolation amongst our many unpaid carers in the Bolton community.

  31. Bolton Safeguarding Adults Board - Annual Report 2022 - 2023

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    Bolton Safeguarding Adults Board are committed to continuous improvement, learning from experience, and enabling adults at risk of neglect and abuse to have a voice.

  32. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Survey

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester are interested in hearing from children and young people, and parents and carers, about their experiences of the pathway to accessing (or trying to access) CAMHS.

    The project aim is to establish whether the current mental health care pathway is effective in identifying and helping children and young people (CYP) to access the support they need in a timely and effective way, which leads to positive outcomes for themselves, their families or carers.

    We would like to hear from those having accessed this service for all conditions, including those who may have accessed the Autism/ADHD diagnostic pathways. There are two surveys, one for children and young people, and one for parents and carers

  33. Annual Report 2018/2019

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    Find out what we got up to last year!