1. Care home residents and dental health - what you should expect

    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. Find NHS or Care Services

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    NHS website is the country's biggest health website giving information including conditions, symptoms and treatments, what to do and when to get help.

  3. CQC publish report on oral health in care homes

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its latest report on oral care health in care homes. Their findings reflect what people have been telling Healthwatch, including the problems people face in accessing dentists.

  4. Restart of dentist services

    Report -

    We looked at the information about dental services available at Coventry dental practices following their reopening to patients.

  5. Lived experiences of using NHS services in Coventry

    Report -

    This report pulls together people’s stories and feedback shared with Healthwatch Coventry since after the first lockdown ended. 

  6. Access to NHS dental services: What we found

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    COVID-19 caused some dental practices to close or reduce the services they were able to offer. We phoned all the dental practices in Coventry to find out what services are available to NHS patients.

  7. Healthwatch England calls for recovery plan for NHS Dentistry

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

  8. Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities

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    A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating living costs.

  9. NHS acts on your feedback to improve dental care

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    The NHS has announced changes to dentistry aimed at improving access to services

  10. New Government Plan for Patients

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    The government has announced plans for the NHS and social care in identifying priority areas

  11. Summary of issues and recommendations raised by Healthwatch Coventry

    Report -

    Read our briefing paper pulling together the issues raised by Coventry residents and recommendations we have made.

  12. Healthwatch England publish their annual report

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    See how your feedback has helped decision-makers prioritise what matters most.

  13. Changes to who you can complain to about Primary Care Services

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    From 1 July the way you make a complaint about primary care services to the comissioner is changing

  14. NHS Dental Recovery Plan

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    The Government have published a plan to improve access to NHS dentistry.

  15. Cost of living remains barrier to health for the most vulnerable

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    The cost of living remains a barrier to health, particularly for people on low incomes, and those requiring dental care.

  16. Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

    Advice and Information -

    End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.

  17. GP practice website information – how Covid-19 and service changes are reflected

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    Volunteers from Healthwatch Coventry looked at the websites of GP practices in Coventry to see what information was given about Covid-19 and how to access GP services.

  18. Annual report 2019-20

    Report -

    Read about our year, who we talked to, what they said, and what we did to work for better health and social care.

  19. Annual report 2018-19

    Report -

    This report summarises the work we did in 2018-19 to listen to local people and work for better health and care service in Coventry

  20. Annual report 2017-18

    Report -

    In this report we summarise our work and achievements in 2017-18

  21. Annual report 2016-17

    Report -

    Our annual report summarises our work in the 2016-17 year: Who we talked to, what we heard and what we did as a result

  22. Annual report 2015-16

    Report -

    Read about the work we did in 2015-16

  23. Enter and View visit to Victoria Manor Care Home

    Report -

    We visited Victoria Manor care home to ensure that people who may be vulnerable and less able to raise their voices have the opportunity to speak to Healthwatch Coventry, and to look at how residents' physical health needs are supported.

  24. Improving patient communication/involvement and the role of technology in local NHS services

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    469 people took part in our survey to find out how people would like to access NHS service using technology, book appointments and get test results, and what people think about communication from and feedback to GP practices.

  25. Findings from pilot survey on young people’s views on health and care services

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    Healthwatch Coventry built a partnership with key staff at Tile Hill Wood School for Girls, which enabled us to work with some pupils and carry out a survey to find out what health-related issues mattered most to them.

  26. Healthwatch Coventry Steering Group meeting - 4 June 2020

    Report -

    Our Steering Group met in June.

  27. Findings about 'Discharge to Assess' and reablement services in Coventry

    Report -

    This report presents the experiences of 47 people and enables the reader to hear their voices, feelings and views about the care they received as part of short term support after a stay in hospital.

  28. Routes for patients to raise concerns at UHCW

    Report -

    We visited University Hospital in Coventry to ask patients if they knew how to give feedback or raise concerns with the Trust

  29. Communication with patients on hospital wards

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    We visited 9 hospital wards at UHCW to find out how staff adapt communication to meet the needs of patients

  30. Enter and View: Milverton Gates

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    We visited Milverton Gates nursing home to ensure that people who may be vulnerable and less able to raise their voices have the opportunity to speak to Healthwatch, and to look at how residents' physical health needs are supported.