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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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Read about the experiences people shared with us over about the problems they faced trying to access dental services during the pandemic. -
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This report is the collation of identical surveys of the public undertaken by eight local Healthwatch in North East England. -
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Healthwatch Hartlepool recognises that many people in Hartlepool are significantly affected by health inequalities and high levels of ill-health. -
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Are you aged 16-25?
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We need your views and feedback to help shape future services, including planning the next phase of the NHS’s dental recovery plan in the region.
So if you are living in the North East and North Cumbria, have recent experiences with using or trying to access dental services, then share your experiences with us here.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, local Healthwatch are working together to tackle this important issue. You can find more information about our Healthwatch Network here.
The survey closes on 31 March 2024 and as a thank you for your time we are offering £100 of Love-to-Shop vouchers to a lucky prize draw winner.
If you require a paper copy or have any questions about this survey, please contact 0800 254 5552 or email yoursay@healthwatchhartlepool.co.uk
Click on the link below to complete the online survey! -
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Healthwatch Hartlepool Newsletter for March is now available to download
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How can I get the most out of my next visit to the dentist? Take a look at our tips to help you prepare for your appointment and make sure you understand your treatment and how much it will cost. -
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Read about our findings from our enter and view visit to Clifton House and the recommendations for improvement we put forward. -
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We visited De Bruce Court care home to talk to residents and staff about the care and service on offer. Read our report and recommendations. -
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Find out about our enter and view to Rossmere Park and the views on the care the residents received. -
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Read about our enter and view visit to West View Lodge and what people shared with us about the care they receive there. -
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Read our enter and view report into West View Lodge where we spoke to staff and residents about the care on offer at the service, -
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Read our enter and view report from when we visited Queens Meadow and what staff and residents told us about the care on offer here. -
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The Aim of the visit was to look at the quality of life and standard of care of all residents including those suffering from various degrees of Dementia. -
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Read our report into dementia and the experiences people have shared with us about health and care services for people living with dementia. -
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Read about our year and the projects we have undertaken to improve services across Hartlepool, in our latest annual report. -
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Read our annual report and an overview of the biggest projects we carried out over the last year, and how these have improved care across Hartlepool. -
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The Healthwatch Hartlepool Newsletter for September is now available to download. Please click on the link below -
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Find out more about our Enter & View visit to Stichell House Care Home and the recommendations we put to the service following our visit. The visit to Stichell House was the first actual visit conducted by Healthwatch Hartlepool since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020. -
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Read about our findings from our latest Enter & View visit to Warrior Park Care Home in Seaton Carew. See if there were any recommendations put forward. -
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With the gradual lifting of Covid restrictions it has become possible to reintroduce face to face Enter & View visits and West View Lodge is our fifth "live" visit to a care home. Read our report to see our findings. -
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Our visit to Elwick Grange was conducted in a proportionate and responsible manner. Achieved by means of two person visit to the Home and additional virtual discussions with the Manager and HBC Commissioning Team. Read the full report and see our findings. -
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The Healthwatch Hartlepool Annual report for 2022/23 is now available to view or download.
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Clifton House is our first visit conducted fully in line with pre-covid visit
arrangements. This allowed us to return to our normal practice of giving
the service provider a two week window during which the visit would take
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Merlin Manor is a new, purpose built care home situated on the Bishop Cuthbert estate in Hartlepool. It is registered to provide personal and nursing care for up to 94 people. The home supports older people, those with physical disabilities or sensory impairments and people living with dementia. At the time of our visit there were 78 residents.