News and reports

On the day that Milton Keynes could finally call itself ‘officially’ a city, Deputy CEO Tracy Keech and I attended a Climate Change and Health Inequalities conference at the Hotel La Tour in Central Milton Keynes.

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

Do you know about your rights to language support when you're in an NHS setting?

NHS England is consulting on draft guidance for how it engages with the public, patients and communities.   

Plans are underway for a new interim mental health ward for young people at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.

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

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.

A recent survey showed that between 3 April and 3 May 2020, 5.0% of people said that they felt lonely “often” or “always”, with this increasing to 7.2% from October 2020 to February 2021.

When people talk about access to health or care services being a ‘postcode lottery’, they are really describing inequality.

People in Milton Keynes regularly share with us their frustration at the lack of autism support services, and a need for more knowledge and awareness of the condition amongst health professionals.

This week, our CEO Maxine Taffetani, was invited to visit the Patient and Family Engagement team at the Milton Keynes University Hospital, and was excited to see how they've been celebrating Patient Experience Week.

Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.