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27.03.2023

Join Healthwatch Leicester and Healthwatch Leicestershire’s Public Advisory Board Meeting

Are you interested in joining our latest Public Advisory Board Meeting? Healthwatch Leicester and Healthwatch Leicestershire will be holding the meeting on 28th March 2023 The meeting will  start at 6 pm – 8 pm…

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23.03.2023

Six-week postnatal checks are failing many new mothers

Deep-dive analysis of experiences of 2,693 new mothers and birthing parents shows that six-week postnatal checks – required of GPs in England – are failing many new mothers. We call for action. We have today…

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14.03.2023

Latest NHS performance figures – our response

The latest Emergency Department performance figures show the number of people waiting over 12 hours to be seen have gone down. Yet, still many people are waiting too long for vital NHS care. Read our…

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14.03.2023

Patients granted online access to their GP health records

  The NHS wants to give people better ways to see their personal health information online. We know that people want to be able to access their health records. It can help you see test…

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14.03.2023

Join in new medication research study and share your thoughts

08.03.2023

A look inside the Adults Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary

Healthwatch Leicester, Healthwatch Leicestershire and Healthwatch Rutland wanted to explore people’s experiences of the Emergency Department (ED) at Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI). We undertook Enter & View visits on Friday 23 September 2022, 7am-7pm and…

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07.03.2023

Our latest Enter & View report – Castle Mead Medical Centre

The report highlights the good practice that we observed and reflects what patients felt about the care and support provided. Summary of findings People commented positively on the practice opening hours, location of the practice…

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02.03.2023

Get in the know about getting urgent help

Get in the know about getting urgent help Patients in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are being encouraged to use NHS 111 online when they have an urgent medical need, in the latest phase of the…

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24.02.2023

Community Respiratory Hubs save unnecessary trips to Leicester’s hospitals

Community Respiratory Hubs save unnecessary trips to Leicester’s hospitals A new service in Leicester for children with acute respiratory illness has enabled more than two thousand children to receive urgent treatment in the community since…

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23.02.2023

Final chance to have your say on improving Hinckley community health services

Final chance to have your say on improving Hinckley community health services People are being urged to make sure their views count, as a six-week engagement into improving community health services in Hinckley and Bosworth…

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