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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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Routine dental care has had to change because of COVID-19, with many people struggling to access NHS services. Here’s some information on how to access an NHS dentist now COVID-19 restrictions are eased. -
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How easy is it for patients to get treatment with an NHS dentist? Discover our latest report on access to dentistry -
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See our latest annual report for 2021-22 and discover our areas of priority for 2022-23. -
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An update on accessing NHS dentistry. Our team know that many of you are experiencing problems accessing both routine and emergency NHS Dental care. -
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People have been telling us about their experiences of dentistry across the North East and North Cumbria so have teamed together to find out what is going on. -
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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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Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
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Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services. -
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The NHS is providing a new and more convenient way for you to access urgent care from the 1 December. Find out what this means for you and your loved ones. -
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An independent observations report on engagement activities across County Durham. -
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Our report looks into the uptake of bowel cancer screening in County Durham -
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Our report looks at patient access to stroke support services in County Durham. -
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Our report looks at the uptake of breast cancer screening and the experiences of women in County Durham -
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Our report looks at making sure vascular services are high quality and sustainable now and into the future.
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Our independent observation report on engagement activities across North-West Durham. -
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Our reports looks at capturing the views of patients about the care they have received at Bishop Auckland Hospital, on Ward 6. -
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Our report captures the views of patients, visitors and staff about the smoke-free policy - “change is in the air”. -
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Our report looks at the findings from when our authorised representatives visited Ward 7 ('Treetops') at University Hospital North Durham. -
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Our report looks at the findings from when our authorised representatives visited Ward 14 ('Gastro') at University Hospital North Durham. -
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Our executive summary highlights some of the common themes from our conversations with patients and observations from our representatives during hospital Enter and View visits carried out by Healthwatch County Durham and Healthwatch Darlington. -
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Waiting for planned medical care or surgery can be a frustrating time. That’s why it’s so important that while you wait, you get regular, clear and accessible updates so that you can plan your next steps. -
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Healthwatch is working with the NHS to improve the wellbeing of people in our area and across the region. -
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If you or someone you care for have been discharged from hospital in the past year we would like to hear from you. -
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In this report we have gathered feedback from patients to find out what people's experiences are of hospital discharge, what plans were in place for them and support received when they leave hospital.