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People who need emergency dental treatment are advised to contact their regular surgery - and their case will assessed on a priority basis. They will then be referred to two new dental hubs, one in Bristol and one in Weston, for treatment.
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Healthwatch Bristol, Healthwatch North Somerset and Healthwatch South Gloucestershire have been gathering feedback about dental practice and treatment throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. -
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At our Prioritisation Panel you can hear first hand how Healthwatch uses your feedback to understand the city's key health issues and works to bring about resolutions to help everyone have better health and care. -
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Over 100 people have shared their feedback on NHS dental services with us during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's how we've used your feedback, and how it's made a difference. -
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Many dental practices are not updating their information on the NHS website. The Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, and Healthwatch are urging dental contractors to review their profiles, to help patients find dental care more easily. -
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£50 million will be made available to the NHS in England to allow people suffering from oral pain, disease, and infection to get the care they need. £4,726,000 has been allocated to the South West. -
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Your feedback helps us influence positive change and encourages the improvement of local NHS health and social care services. Take a look at everything we've been up to throughout 2021/2022. -
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The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Their latest report sets out the challenges the NHS and social care sector face: 'the health and care system is gridlocked, unable to operate effectively.' -
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NHS dental care has been massively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it's been almost impossible to find an NHS dentist that's accepting new patients or doing emergency treatment. -
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Parliament's Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry into dentistry following a survey that showed 90% of practices across the UK were not accepting new adult NHS patients. -
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Last year, 793 people shared their experiences of health and social care services with us. Our annual report sets out how your comments and concerns have had a real impact on local health and social care services. -
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Healthwatch England has warned that people need more confidence that the NHS can provide timely care as the winter period approaches. A third of adults in England lack confidence that they can access timely care, including GP services, mental health support and hospital care. -
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Our workplan sets out the areas of health and social care we will be looking at over the coming financial year. It also outlines the research we plan to carry out in order to help improve local 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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Hivewatch Enter and View Report 07/02/2018. Healthwatch and The Hive were funded to undertake visits to health and care services to observe and report on the services from the perspective of a person with a learning disability. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire undertook an enter and view revisit to Gracefields Care Home in March 2017. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire undertook a 2 hour morning enter and view visit to Fairview Court with the purpose of finding out about residents’ lived experience of care.
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire undertook one enter and view evaluation revisit
to Willow Cottage Care Home in January 2017. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire undertook an Enter and View revisit to Little Croft Care Home in January 2017. -
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Revisit Enter and View report
Edgemont View Nursing Home -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two Enter and View visits to Wickwar Care Home in March and April 2016 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two Enter and View visits to Woodlands Manor Care Home in January and March 2016. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire authorised Enter and View volunteers undertook two follow-up enter and view visits to Stanshawes Care Home on 14 October 2015 and 13 January 2016. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two enter and view visits on Wednesday 11 November and Tuesday 24 November 2015 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook one two hour morning Enter and View visit on Thursday 10 November 2015 to Gwendoline House Care Home -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook an Enter and View visit to Blossom Fields Nursing Home in Sept 2015 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook an Enter and View visit to Kenver House in Sept 2015 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook an Enter and View visit to Oaktree Care Home in July 2015 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two Enter and View visits to Willow Cottage Nursing Home during May 2015 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two Enter and View visits to Deerhurst Nursing Home during April 2015 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two Enter and View visits to Beaufort House Care Home during March and April 2015. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two announced Enter and View visits to Little Croft Care Home in February 2015. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook one Unannounced Enter and View visit to Kingswood Court Care Home on 12th November 2014 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two Enter and View visits to Stanshawes Care Home during November 2014 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook one announced Enter and View visit to Gracefields Nursing Home in January 2015 -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two Enter and View visits to Beaufort Grange Care Home on different days of the week, and at different times of the day, during September and October 2014. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook two Enter and View visits to Beech House Care Home on different days of the week, and at different times of the day, during September 2014. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook a series of three Enter and View visits to Stanshawes Care Home on three different days of the week, and at three different times of the day, during June and July. -
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Healthwatch South Gloucestershire undertook a 2 hour afternoon enter and view visit to Beck House on Tuesday September 27 with the purpose of finding out about residents’ lived experience of care. -
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A joint report with The Carers Centre around Home Care -
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Share your stories of care with Healthwatch - we want to recognise all the wonderful work being done to help people in their homes and the wider community. A virtual hug from us to all the social care sector. -
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Contact tracing is working well in the South West with an 83.3 per cent success rate compared to a national average of 77 per cent. -
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In their annual 'State of Care' report - the first to cover a full year of the pandemic - the independent regulator has called for increased stability and collaboration across services, plus investment in 'new ways of working'.