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Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough.

Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

Our 2018/19 Annual Report has now been published and you can find out all about our results from the year and our plans for the future.

Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis.

End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.

The purpose of this report is to look at the quality of life provided to older people living in residential and nursing care across the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.

Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees felt it was important to engage with the asylum seeker and refugee community to gain a greater understanding of their views and experience of healthcare services across the Borough.

In October 2017, Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees carried out an Enter and View at the University Hospital of North Tees following feedback that improvements could be made to improve the experience of patients living with dementia in a hospital setting.

People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

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.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees carried out an investigation in September 2017 to gather feedback from service users, family members and carers about their experiences of the continence service in Teesside.