1. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Highfield Manor Care Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has today published a report containing seven recommendations for improvement after carrying out an Enter and View visit at Highfield Manor Residential Care Home, 70 Manchester Road, Heywood, OL10 2AW

  2. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Half Acre House Residential Home.

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has today published a report containing five recommendations for improvement after carrying out an Enter and View visit at Half Acre House residential home, Roch Valley Way, Rochdale, OL11 4DB.

  3. Healthwatch Rochdale to begin a programme of Enter and View visits at Rochdale borough care homes based on eight care quality indicators

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    Healthwatch Rochdale are to begin a programme of Enter and View visits to nine care homes across the Rochdale borough to help identify areas for improvement and development

  4. Healthwatch Rochdale recommend Rosemary Care Home to share good practice after Enter and View visit.

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has today published a report containing findings and recommendations from an Enter and View Visit that took place at Rosemary Care Home, 13 Newhey Road, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3NP

  5. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View Visit at Briarmede Care Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has today published a report containing findings and recommendations from an Enter and View Visit that took place at Briarmede Care Home, 426-428 Rochdale Road, Middleton, M24 2QW

  6. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at The Riverside Nursing Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has today published a report containing findings and recommendations from an Enter and View Visit that took place at The Riverside Nursing Home, 9 Church Street, Littleborough, Rochdale, OL15 8DA.

  7. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Carders Court Care Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has today published a report containing findings and recommendations from an Enter and View Visit that took place at Carders Court Care Home, 23 Ivor Street, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 3JA.

  8. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Little Heaton Residential Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has today published a report containing five recommendations for improvement after carrying out an Enter and View visit at Little Heaton residential home, Walker Street, Middleton, M24 4QF.

  9. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Four Seasons Residential Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has today published a report containing one recommendation for improvement after carrying out an Enter and View visit at Four Seasons Care home, 81 Halifax Road, Littleborough, OL15 0HL.

  10. Findings from Healthwatch Rochdale Enter and View Programme finds variations between care homes on the quality and range of activities offered.

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has published a report detailing the findings of their Enter and View Summary Programme 2018/19.

  11. Five steps to follow when choosing a care home

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    Finding the best care home for you or a loved one can be difficult. We’ve pulled together some of the best tips provided by the NHS and other organisations in England to help you make the right choice.

  12. Half Acre House implement all recommendations following Healthwatch Rochdale Enter and View Visit.

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    Half Acre House care home have made some positive changes to their home following a recent Enter and View visit by Healthwatch Rochdale demonstrating the positive outcomes that can be produced when organisations work together.

  13. Healthwatch Rochdale celebrate Care Home Open Day by Visiting Cleggsworth House and Oaklands Care Home.

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    Healthwatch Rochdale celebrated this year’s care home open day at two local homes in the borough, Cleggsworth House and Oakland Care Home.

  14. Healthwatch Rochdale are to continue their programme of Enter and View visits in local care homes for a second year.

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    Healthwatch Rochdale will be making nine additional visits to care homes in the Rochdale Borough over the next twelve months following public consultation

  15. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at The Mews Care Home.

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    Healthwatch Rochdale, has today published a report containing three recommendations for improvement after carrying out an Enter and View visit at The Mews Care Home, Fenton Street, Rochdale, OL11 3TH.

  16. Highfield Manor Care Home in Heywood act on Healthwatch recommendations

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    Highfield Manor Care Home in Heywood have made some positive changes to their home following recommendations made by Healthwatch Rochdale after an Enter and View visit.

  17. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Archmoor Care Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale has published a report detailing findings and recommendations after carrying out an Enter and View visit at Archmoor Care Home, 116 Sandy Lane, Middleton, M24 2FU.

  18. Choosing a Care Home Information Day

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    Are you looking for a care home for yourself or a loved one?
    Do you know what to look for to make sure you choose the right home?
    Do you feel confident in what questions to ask when looking around a home?

  19. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Millfield Care Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale, has published a report detailing findings and recommendations after carrying out an Enter and View visit at Millfield Care Home, Bury New Road, Heywood, OL10 4RQ.

  20. Healthwatch Forum - Care Home Information Day

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    Healthwatch Rochdale hosted their first forum of 2019, with the theme of ‘Choosing a Care Home’ at the lighthouse project in Middleton.

  21. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Newhey Manor Care Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale, has published a report detailing findings and recommendations after carrying out an Enter and View visit at Newhey Manor Care Home, Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3RL.

  22. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Cleggsworth Care Home

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    Healthwatch Rochdale, has published a report detailing findings and recommendations following an Enter and View visit at Cleggsworth Care Home, 7-15 Little Clegg Road, Littleborough, OL15 0EA.

  23. Healthwatch Rochdale publishes findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Lyndhurst Care Home.

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    Healthwatch Rochdale, has published a report detailing our findings and recommendations after carrying out an Enter and View visit at Lyndhurst Care Home, 120 Manchester Old Road, Middleton, M24 4DY.

  24. Million milestone as vital equipment protects frontline staff

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    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.

  25. COVID 19: What you need to know when visiting a care home

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

  26. Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish their Annual Report 2022-23

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish its first Annual Report which highlights their activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.

  27. Share your experience of health and social care via text message.

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    Text Healthwatch Rochdale on 07520645142 to share your experience of using health and social care services in the Rochdale borough.

  28. The Royal Oldham counts the cost of missed patient appointments

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    The Royal Oldham Hospital is asking patients who are unable to attend their hospital appointment to do the right thing; cancel or rearrange it and free up the slot for other patients, after recent data highlighted the financial cost

  29. Healthwatch Rochdale assist in donation of hand made bobble hats to Royal Oldham Hospital’s Postnatal ward

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    Hand made bobble hats have been donated to Royal Oldham's Postnatal ward as a result of Healthwatch Rochdale's facilitation of Rochdale User Carer Forum.

  30. Nutrition and Hydration Week 2019: Health staff highlight the importance of a healthy diet for elderly patients

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    Health and social care staff in Oldham are supporting a national campaign to highlight the importance of good nutrition and hydration for patients.

  31. NHS figures reveal more people with dementia are being admitted to A&E in Rochdale

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    More people with dementia are being rushed to hospital emergency departments in Rochdale, according to NHS statistics.

  32. Join The Royal Oldham Hospital for their Christie at Oldham Open Day and Tour – 8th June 201

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    The Royal Oldham Hospital is inviting local residents and trust members to join them for a free open day and behind the scenes tour of The Christie at Oldham.

  33. Patient Representative Request

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    Have you had an Endoscopy procedure or any Surgery at Salford Royal (or any of the Pennine Acute hospitals) over the last few years?

  34. National survey shows most people experience good urgent and emergency care, but lengthy waiting times remain a problem

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    Findings from a survey of more than 50,000 people who received urgent and emergency care from services provided by 132 NHS trusts across England show that the majority are positive about most aspects of their care and treatment.

  35. What can you expect when you’re discharged from hospital?

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    It’s vital that when it’s time for you to leave hospital, you have all the medication, information and support in place to help you keep getting better.

  36. Hospitals need to do more to show patients how the NHS is learning from mistakes, says Sir Robert Francis QC

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    There has been some positive change in the years following the Mid Staffordshire Inquiry to improve openness and transparency in the NHS.

  37. The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust improvements continue

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the services provided by The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to be Good following its latest inspection.

  38. Rochdale Infirmary remodelled to enable life saving cancer surgery to continue during COVID - 19

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    Cancer patients across Greater Manchester are continuing to access vital surgery despite the challenges being faced by NHS teams across the region during Covid19 crisis.

  39. Loved ones invited to send a letter to patients at local hospitals to keep in touch during the Covid - 19 crisis

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    The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA) has launched a new way for families to keep in contact with their loved ones in hospital during the Covid - 19 crisis.

  40. Rochdale Infirmary Surgical Site Remodelling Goes from Strength to Strength

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    Over the course of the past two months, developments have happened at pace at Rochdale Infirmary to ensure patients across the region requiring urgent cancer-related procedures are still able to safely receive that treatment during the pandemic.

  41. Most patients are positive about their hospital care, but discharge delays and access to support once home remain a concern – particularly for the frail

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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,

  42. Have you left hospital during COVID-19? Tell us your experience

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    To respond to coronavirus, hospitals in the Rochdale borough had to quickly change. Tell us how this has affected the care you or your loved one has received.

  43. What can you expect when you’re discharged from hospital?

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    The usual processes the NHS follows to discharge you from hospital have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you can expect when it’s time to leave hospital.

  44. 590 people's stories of leaving hospital during COVID-19

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    Healthwatch England's new report with the British Red Cross looks at how well the new hospital discharge policy is working for patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

  45. Rochdale residents asked to share their experience of being discharged from hospital.

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    Residents in the Rochdale borough are being asked to share their experience of being discharged from hospital to help identify what is working well and where improvements could be made.

  46. What to expect when waiting for care

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    Waiting for planned medical care or surgery can be a frustrating time. That’s why it’s so important that while you wait, you get regular, clear and accessible updates so that you can plan your next steps.

  47. Our findings and recommendations following our Enter and View visit at Rochdale Infirmary outpatients.

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    We have published a report with their findings and recommendations after carrying out an Enter and View visit at Rochdale Infirmary Outpatients department.

  48. Read about our Enter and View visit at Rochdale Infirmary Urgent Treatment Centre.

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    We have carried out our second Enter and View visit of 2023 at Rochdale Infirmary with this visit focusing on The Urgent Treatment Centre.