1. What should you expect when it comes to care for your teeth?

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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.

  2. Enter and View Report - Multiple Providers Access to Dentistry within London Borough of Bexley

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    This report presents the findings of an Enter and View programme into Dental services conducted by us between November 2015 and January 2016.

  3. Dentists and Coronavirus

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    Routine dental care has had to change because of COVID-19, with social distancing rules making it difficult to access services. Here’s some information on how to access an NHS dentist during the pandemic.

  4. Join us and the Care Quality Commission to help shape health and social care services post COVID-19.

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    Help patients, key workers and your community by telling us about a recent experience of health and social care services in Bexley.

  5. Dental and Orthodontic treatment following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in England

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    Information guide about the re-opening of NHS orthodontic services following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

  6. Healthwatch England Annual report 2019-20

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    Since COVID-19 struck, the work of the Healthwatch network to support and listen to local people became more crucial than ever.

  7. Twin crisis of access and affordability calls for radical rethink of NHS dentistry

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    Healthwatch England warns dental crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people, 80%, struggling to access timely care during the last lockdown.

  8. "I really need to see a dentist but none are taking on new NHS patients!"

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    Getting to see a dentist, both for routine and emergency treatment, is a real problem in the London Borough of Bexley right now.

  9. NHS dentistry: We're calling for the Government to invest

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

  10. Download Healthwatch Engand's Annual Report to Parliament

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    Together we’re making a real difference to people’s lives! Read the Healthwatch England annual report to find out the impact our collective work has had on communities across England.

  11. British public satisfaction with the NHS lowest in 25 years – Healthwatch England response

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    More people in England, Scotland and Wales are now dissatisfied (41%) with the NHS than are satisfied for the first time since 2002, according to a report from King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust.

  12. Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities, warns Healthwatch

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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. We have warned decision-makers that NHS dentistry is in desperate need of reform.

  13. 10 top tips to get the most out of your dental appointment

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    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

  14. Enter & View Single Provider Report - Sidcup Care Centre

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    Our enter and view report on Sidcup Care Centre looks into the care and services provided by the center and the thoughts and comments of its residents.

  15. Enter & View Single Provider Report - Marlborough Court

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    Our enter and view report on Marlborough Court looks into the care and services provided by the center and the thoughts and comments of its residents.

  16. Enter & View Single Provider Report - Meyer House

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    Our enter and view report on Meyer House looks into the care and services provided by the center and the thoughts and comments of its residents.

  17. Enter & View Single Provider Report - Shaftesbury Court

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    Our enter and view report on Shaftesbury Court looks into the care and services provided by the center and the thoughts and comments of its residents.

  18. Enter & View Single Provider Report - Riverdale Court

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    Our enter and view report on Riverdale Court looks into the care and services provided by the center and the thoughts and comments of its residents.

  19. Enter & View Single Provider Report - Baugh House

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    Our enter and view report on Baugh House looks into the care and services provided by the center and the thoughts and comments of its residents.

  20. Enter & View Single Provider Report - Abbotsleigh Mews

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    Our enter and view report on Abbotsleigh Mews looks into the care and services provided by the center and the thoughts and comments of its residents.

  21. Multiple Providers - Personal Choice within Care Homes in Bexley

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    The aim of this enter and view was to engage with residents within care homes to find out to what extent they feel they have choice and influence over every day matters within their environment.

  22. What you need to know when visiting a care home (updated 8th March 2021)

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    Take a look at what the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice.

  23. Care Home Staff Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Report

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    Healthwatch Bexley asked for the views of care home staff who live or work in the London Borough of Bexley regarding having the Covid-19 vaccine.

  24. Clinically reviewed medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccination of people deployed in care homes

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    The Director of Adult Social Care Delivery and Covid-19 Response at DHSC has written to local authorities, care home providers and managers about the arrangements for exemptions for the requirement to be vaccinated in order to work in a care home.