1. Enter & View: The Stratfords care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of The Stratfords care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  2. Enter & View: Ashby House care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Ashby House care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  3. More than half of people with chronic and long-term conditions not asked to feed back about their care

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    Latest findings from Healthwatch England show that people with chronic and long-term health conditions often miss out on giving their feedback about care.

  4. Enter & View: Broomfield Care Home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Broomfield Care Home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  5. Enter and View: Neath House care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Neath House care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  6. Enter and View: Burlington Hall care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Burlington Hall care home in Woburn. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  7. Enter and View: Bluebirds Neurological Care Home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Bluebirds Neurological care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  8. Enter and View: Becket House care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Becket House care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  9. Enter and View: Tickford Abbey care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Tickford Abbey care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  10. Enter and View: Milton Court care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Milton Court care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  11. Enter and View: Westbury Grange care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Westbury Grange care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  12. Enter and View: Dovecote Manor care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Dovecote Manor care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  13. Enter and View: Precious Homes Fenny Mews/Stratford View

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Precious Homes, Fenny Mews/ Stratford View supported living service in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  14. Enter and View: Bletchley House care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Bletchley House care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  15. Enter and View: Lathbury Manor care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Lathbury Manor care home in Milton Keynes. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  16. Enter and View: Camphill

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Camphill working community. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  17. Do you live in Bletchley? We need your help!

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    We're supporting the Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership with a project to develop services in local neighbourhoods across Milton Keynes that help us to live a longer, healthier life.

  18. Enter and View: Dyers Mews

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Dyers Mews care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  19. Enter and View: Mallard House

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Mallard House care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  20. Enter and View: Ashby House

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Ashby House care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  21. Accessing health and care services when you live alone

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    We explore the three main challenges people face accessing health and care services when they live alone with limited or no support.

  22. Enter and View: Milton Court

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Milton Court care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  23. Enter and View: Park House

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Park House care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  24. Enter and View: Neath House

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Neath House care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  25. Enter and View: Castlemead care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Castlemead care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  26. CQC's State of Care report

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    The Care Quality Commission has published its annual State of Care report, highlighting that a combination of the cost-of-living crisis and NHS workforce pressures risk ‘unfair care’ for many people.

  27. Safer medication records for at-home patients

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    We’re collaborating with local partners to reduce the risk of medication errors for patients receiving at-home care from family or official carers.

  28. Enter and View: Caton House care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Caton House care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  29. Enter and View: Bletchley House care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Bletchley House care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  30. Enter and View: Devon Lodge care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Devon Lodge care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  31. Enter and View: Lathbury Manor care home

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    We carried out an Enter and View visit of Lathbury Manor care home. Here are our findings and recommendations.

  32. Healthwatch England urge councils to promote a culture of learning from complaints

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    Local authorities focus on reporting the number of complaints they receive rather than communicating what they are learning. We call for complaints managers to be given more support to help demonstrate how councils respond to feedback from residents.

  33. Friends and Family Test (FFT)

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    The Friends and Family Test was created to help the NHS understand whether their patients are happy with the service provided.

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

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    Getting to see a dentist, both for routine and emergency treatment, is a real problem in Milton Keynes right now.

  35. Waiting lists are inevitable. It's how we manage them that matters.

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    A record-breaking 5.7 million people are waiting for hospital care. In response, the Government is spending an extra £5.9 billion to tackle the problem. Latest Healthwatch research looks at how the backlog is impacting the lives of those waiting.

  36. "We know we aren’t getting this right." Changes to SEND services in response to our CAMHS report

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    BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group and Central Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust have responded to our joint report with Parents and Carers Alliance (PACA) MK .

  37. How long will I have to wait for treatment?

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    If you've been referred for hospital treatment, it's highly likely you will have to wait for your appointment.

  38. Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to improve health care

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    This anniversary marks 10 years of Healthwatch. To mark this milestone, we're celebrating the contribution that you have made in improving health and care services in Milton Keynes.