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Healthwatch Tameside publishes its Enter & View - Auden House Care Home report

These are the minutes from the Healthwatch Tameside board meeting held on 13th September 2024.

Welcome to the digital version of our latest paper newsletter Issue 15 Winter 2024/25

Low, anxious, stressed or need to talk? Find out where to get support.

The Government has launched a public consultation for a new 10-year plan for the NHS. Find out why you should have your say.

Almost two decades after the public lost their right to register permanently with an NHS dentist, new research shows two-thirds believe this right exists.

• Over half of people would like a GP-style registration system for the future.
• People continue to face access barriers, with 27% of those unable to find an NHS dentist having to go private.

As the government develops its ‘Dental Rescue Plan’, Healthwatch England is calling for fundamental reform of NHS dentistry to give the public a right to register with a local NHS dentist and access ongoing check-ups and appointments.

Healthwatch in Greater Manchester explore the realities of child and adolescent mental health services in the city region.

Healthwatch Tameside are conducting a research project into the Pharmacy First service in Tameside.

The Healthwatch in Greater Manchester network publishes its Annual Report for 2023-2024.

Healthwatch Tameside publishes its report on access to and experiences of care by ethnic minorities, which has been commissioned and approved by the Tameside Inequalities Reference Group.

Healthwatch Tameside publishes its Cost of Living report.

Can you help improve health and social care services in Tameside? Do you want to guide the work of Healthwatch? If so, Healthwatch Tameside wants to hear from you!