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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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Do you or a loved one need help with social care? Read the article below and find out answers to key questions about who can access adult social care and how to pay for it. -
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We completed an announced visit at Halton Haven Hospice on 2 March 2020, on the request of the hospice, to learn about their work and patient care. -
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Report on our visit to Widnes Hall on 28 Jan 2020. -
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Report on our visit to Simonsfield Care Home on 27 Feb 2020 -
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Report on our visit to St Patrick’s on 14 January 2020 -
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Report on our visit to Madeline McKenna Care Home on 10 December 2019 -
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Report on our visit to Trewan House on 21 November 2018 -
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Report on our visit to Halton View Care Home on 16 October 2018 -
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Report on our visit to Norton Lodge on 12 September 2018 -
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Would you know where to turn for social care support? New polling finds over 40% of people don’t. This confusion can result in people not getting the care they need. Read our latest findings. -
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) held a consultation in June 2023 on visiting in care homes, hospitals and hospices. They received over 1,400 responses from people receiving care, their friends and families, and health and care staff, and found clear support for introducing in law a new fundamental standard for visiting and accompanying. -
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Report on our visit to Ferndale Court on 9 January 2024. -
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Report on our visit to Halton View Care Home on 17 January 2024. -
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As part of the Cheshire and Merseyside pulmonary rehabilitation pathway improvement programme, the Innovation Agency have developed a survey to capture the thoughts and experiences of COPD patients regarding the support they receive for their condition. -
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Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join more than 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt with the campaign since it launched a decade ago in 2012. -
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Endometriosis UK Charity urges everyone with endometriosis symptoms to visit their GP, as data shows three in four women and those assigned female at birth would put off seeking help.
75% would not go to doctor with potential endometriosis symptoms, which include chronic pelvic pain, painful bowel movements, pain when urinating, painful sex, fatigue and difficulty getting pregnant
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A new website has been launched that will offer people living with a lung condition advice, education and guidance to manage their illness. -
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Finding out your risk of type 2 diabetes only takes a few minutes, but it could be the most important thing you do today.... -
BHF Data Science Centre: Have your say! Can you help develop a smartphone app to track heart health?
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Researchers at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Data Science Centre are seeking public views to help design a new app that could better study how activity levels vary with changing heart health.
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The National Diabetes Experience Survey is a new survey which gives people living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in England the opportunity to feedback on their experiences. NHS England will use the findings to understand and improve experience of NHS care and self-management for people living with diabetes.
