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The majority of people who stayed as an inpatient in hospital were happy with the care they received, had confidence in the doctors and nurses treating them and felt their fundamental needs were met, according to a national survey from the CQC,

Healthwatch Rochdale has published their 2019/20 Annual Report ‘Guided by you’ demonstrating how the people of the Rochdale borough have made a difference to local NHS and social care services.

New figures released to mark Cervical Screening Awareness Week earlier this month showed that the number of smear tests carried out in Greater Manchester during the coronavirus pandemic has fallen by more than 80% since lockdown began on 23 March.

Share your story to help services learn and improve from the experiences of people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds during COVID-19.

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.

People living with domestic abuse can still access support services, despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Over a million items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) have been distributed across the borough of Rochdale to support frontline care staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

If you have a dental issue during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that you know how to access help when you need it.

Public Questions for Healthwatch Rochdale Board Meeting on Thursday 11.06.20

A new pilot ‘walk through’ coronavirus testing site is opening at the Town Hall car park off Packer Street in Rochdale town centre. The facility is for people displaying coronavirus symptoms who do not have access to a vehicle.

We are all, as a community in the borough of Rochdale in a very difficult time at present.

The government has set out its plan to return life to as near normal as we can, for as many people as we can, as quickly and fairly as possible in order to safeguard livelihoods, but in a way that is safe and continues to protect our NHS.