1. Covid-19 Patient Experiences – What can Hertfordshire learn?

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    During the first lockdown, we celebrated the NHS and others who put their own health at risk to deliver what services they could. However, there have been challenges and concerns raised about how patients have been affected.

  2. Dental Project: What Our Volunteers Did

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    Healthwatch Volunteers involved in reviewing access to NHS Dental Health Services in Hertfordshire.

  3. Dental Report valued by NHS England

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    Our report, “Access to NHS Dental Services in Hertfordshire 2016”, has been welcomed by the NHS England dental team after recently being passed on by the Hertfordshire County Council Health Scrutiny Board.

  4. Getting Local Dentistry Back on Track

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    Healthwatch Hertfordshire has been rallying to help people struggling to access urgent dental care services during the pandemic, ensuring they get the treatment they desperately need.

  5. Have your say about dental services in Hertfordshire

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    We want to hear about your experiences of accessing dental services over the past few months, to learn what worked well and what could be better.

  6. Dentistry During Covid-19

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    Healthwatch England warns the dental care crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people (80%) struggling to access timely care between January and March 2021.

  7. Improving Dental Information Online

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    During the past 18 months, patients have found it very difficult to find up to date information about NHS dental practices. Read our report to find out why and how patients could be better supported to find the information they need.

  8. What's the point? Nothing ever changes

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    You might think your feedback doesn’t make a difference to how health and social care services are run. We want to show you that it does.

  9. NHS dentistry: Healthwatch England has co-signed an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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    Healthwatch England has co-signed an open letter addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak calling for a recovery plan for NHS dentistry.

  10. Do you think you get the healthcare you deserve, regardless of race or ethnicity? Share your views and experiences

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    Everybody is entitled to access equal and fair treatment from the NHS. But current ethnic inequalities in healthcare mean this is not always the case.

  11. Concerns about dental care at a record high

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    Healthwatch England research has provided a stark reminder that decision-makers must act quickly to improve dentistry.

  12. What you've been telling us about local services

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    Problems with accessing GP surgeries, waits for hospital appointments and care home visiting rules are some of the top concerns you've been sharing with us over the past six months through our Signposting service.

  13. Do you need support with the Cost of Living or help keeping warm this winter?

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    Across Hertfordshire, there are a range of services that can help with financial pressures, paying bills, providing food, family concerns, care of older people and more.

  14. The rising Cost of Living is hitting Hertfordshire residents hard - here’s what you’ve told us.

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    Hertfordshire residents say they are using less heating, eating fewer meals and becoming increasingly worried, according to early findings from our Cost of Living survey.

  15. What you've been telling us about local services

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    Access to GPs and dentists, along with issues relating to hospitals and mental health care, are the top concerns you've been sharing with us over the past six months through our Signposting service.

  16. Listening to you helped us improve local health and care - our Annual Report 2022/23

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    In our Annual Report 2022/23, read how we made care fairer, tackled the big issues facing local patients and involved communities in our work to ensure the best outcomes for everyone.

  17. 9 in 10 Herts residents have been affected by Cost of Living

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    Our latest report - Cost of Living Crisis: The Impact on Hertfordshire Residents - reveals 6500 residents who responded to our survey have felt the impact of rising costs.

  18. Specific groups in Hertfordshire have been disproportionately affected by the Cost of Living Crisis

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    Our report - Cost of Living Crisis: The Impact on Hertfordshire Residents - found that certain sectors of society have been disproportionately impacted by rising costs.

  19. Does your child receive NHS orthodontic care? We want to hear from you.

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    We are working with the NHS to ensure children and young people receive the orthodontic care and treatment they need. If you have a child using NHS orthodontic services, we want to hear from you.