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

    Advice and Information -

    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. Learning Disability Annual Health Check Engagement

    Report -

    Our report looks into the experiences of people with learning disabilities accessing annual health checks.

  3. Care Home Website Report

    Report -

    Research into the accessibility of care home websites, carried out by Healthwatch County Durham's ‘Enter & View’ representatives.

  4. Learning Disabilities Care Home Report

    Report -

    Research into the experience of service users with a learning disability in County Durham.

  5. Enter and View Report: Rose Lodge Care Home

    Report -

    Our report looks at the findings from when our authorised representatives visited Rose Lodge Care Home in Newton Aycliffe.

  6. Enter and View Report: Springfield Lodge Care Home

    Report -

    Our report looks at the findings from when our authorised representatives visited Springfield Lodge care home in West Rainton.

  7. Enter and View Report: Devonshire House

    Report -

    Our report looks at the findings from when our authorised representatives visited Devonshire House care home in Bishop Auckland.

  8. Enter and View Report: Howlish Hall

    Report -

    Our report looks at the findings from when our authorised representatives visited Howlish Hall care home in Bishop Auckland.

  9. Healthwatch County Durham Annual Report 2021-22

    Report -

    See our latest annual report for 2021-22 and discover our areas of priority for 2022-23.

  10. Help us shape the future of Health & Care Services

    News -

    Healthwatch is working with the NHS to improve the wellbeing of people in our area and across the region.

  11. Someone I love has died - where can I find support

    Advice and Information -

    Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.

  12. Information on Coronavirus

    Advice and Information -

    Find out what to do if you have COVID-19 symptoms, where to go for support and how you can help stop the spread.

  13. Life in a Domestic Abuse refuge during the COVID pandemic

    Report -

    Healthwatch County Durham talked to frontline staff and clients from local refuges about how women are being supported in Domestic Abuse refuges in County Durham during the COVID pandemic.

  14. Research into People’s COVID-19 Lockdown Experiences

    Report -

    Our report looks at people’s experiences of using health and social care services during the COVID-19 lockdown in County Durham.

  15. COVID-19 Vaccine Programme

    Report -

    Our report explores the views about the COVID19 vaccination programme of people in County Durham.

  16. Access to GP Services

    Report -

    Our report looks into the experience of people in County Durham when accessing advice, information and appointments at their GP practice since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  17. Annual Report 2020/21

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    Our annual report shows the work and achievements we have made over the year.

  18. Cancer and coronavirus

    Advice and Information -

    If you have cancer, it’s understandable you might feel anxious about COVID-19. The Government and the NHS have both confirmed that cancer treatment should continue to be prioritised as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  19. Maternity support during COVID-19

    Advice and Information -

    Read about how coronavirus could affect you, your baby and your pregnancy care.

  20. Young People's Attitudes to the COVID19 Vaccination Programme

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    Our report looks at the views of young people in County Durham towards the COVID-19 vaccine programme.