Looking after your oral health while living in a care home

Living in a care home can increase your risk of oral health problems. That's why knowing what questions to ask care staff about your oral health or loved ones can prevent problems from developing.
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What should you expect after a dementia diagnosis

Receiving a dementia diagnosis can be a life-changing event, but knowing what support is available to you and what steps to take next can help you or a loved one process the diagnosis and plan for the future.
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Getting health-related help during Bank Holidays

Throughout this coming May there will be multiple bank holidays, meaning that some services, including ourselves, will be closed or opening with reduced hours.
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Only 7% of people had a good understanding of gynaecological symptoms before experiencing them

When asked if they had a good understanding of gynaecological issues before it happened to them or a friend or family member:
• Only 5% said they had a good understanding of gynaecological cancers
• Only 7% said they had a good understanding of gynaecological symptoms
• 5% said they had a good understanding of HPV (human papilloma virus)
• 15% said they had a good understanding of cervical screening
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Emergency Alerts Service Test

The UK government will be testing their new Emergency Alerts service this Sunday 23 April 2023 at 3pm.
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CQC publishes report on services provided by West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust

The Care Quality Commission (CQC), has published a report following an inspection of services run by West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) in November.
CQC originally carried out this focused inspection as part of a series of coordinated inspections to identify how services in a local area work together to ensure people receive safe, effective and timely care during times of sustained pressure. Other inspections in this series were paused as part of CQC’s response to help alleviate the impact of winter pressures on health and social care organisations.
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A Week in the City with Jackie

Last week, the team continued to work hard on the long-term condition priority project, which was determined as our annual priority thanks to the local Stokies sharing their primary health and social care concerns with us.
Blog

World Encephalitis Day

According to The Encephalitis Society, 77% of people do not know what encephalitis is. We want to help improve the encephalitis awareness through sharing information from The Encephalitis Society and the NHS.
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'Referrals black hole’ - new findings of people’s experiences of GP referrals

One in five people we spoke to with a GP referral for specialist care had bounced back to general practice. This suggests potentially serious issues with referral processes. Healthwatch England are calling for more to be done to understand people’s experience of getting a referral.
GP services are the first point of call for many health issues and the gateway to NHS specialist support.
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