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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours.

Welcome to our Annual Report. Every Healthwatch publishes their annual report on 30th June each year.

In June 2018 Healthwatch Milton Keynes published our annual report for 2017/18. Please take a look at how we've worked with you as the public and patients over the last year to ensure your voice is heard across social care and health services.

Young carers are children and young people under the age of 18 who provide unpaid care for family members or friends who have a physical or mental illness, disability, or an addiction.

Following a competitive tendering process, on 3rd May 2018 the BID services was re-awarded the contract to provide a Sensory Support Service to adults and children living in the borough of Milton Keynes.

Through gathering patient feedback, we noticed a theme concerning access to NHS
dentistry in Milton Keynes.

We have had a number of people contacting us, through our website and in conversations, with concerns and observations about their ability to access GP appointments, either over the phone or using the online systems available.

Healthwatch Milton Keynes sees the provision of good, accessible and responsive mental health services as a priority.

The purpose of this Enter and View programme was to engage with patients, or their relatives/carers, to find out how they felt about the level and effectiveness of communications between the staff and themselves.

The purpose of this Enter and View programme was to engage with patients, or their relatives/carers, to find out how they felt about the level and effectiveness of communications between the staff and themselves at Milton Keynes University Hospital.

Welcome to our fourth annual report, our first as a fully independent entity.

This report contains feedback from young people about services provided by Brook Milton Keynes.