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Disabled people report being blocked from NHS care due to poor communications

Deep-dive analysis of people's experiences of healthcare communication is a stark reminder of why NHS England and the 42 new Integrated Care Systems need to ensure services abide by the Accessible Information Standard.

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First Women's Health Strategy in England to tackle 'gender health gap'

Women and girls across England will hopefully benefit from improved healthcare following the publication of the first ever government-led Women’s Health Strategy for England today.

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NHS acts on your feedback to improve dental care

Thanks to you, the NHS will take several steps to ensure better dental support for people with complex problems and improve the information for those trying to find an NHS dentist. Read our response.

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“Creating a true partnership between services and the public.” BLMK Integrated Care System now a statutory body

Across England, all existing NHS clinical commissioning groups have now been replaced with statutory integrated care systems (ICSs).

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Jake's story: falling through the gaps

People often come to us when they are experiencing difficulties in accessing complex care pathways and need some help to navigate them. We heard from the mum of a young man with autism. Jake’s* autism means he has extreme hypersensitivity to pain.

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Read our Annual Report 2021-22

We're excited to share with you our Annual Report 2021-22.

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Where do you turn if your COVID record is wrong?

Many of us needed to interact with the NHS App to demonstrate our COVID vaccination status when we booked in to have our boosters, travel by plane and even to visit relatives in care. But where do you turn when your records are wrong?

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Climate change, health inequalities and a greener NHS

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.

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How should the NHS in MK engage with patients and the public?

NHS England is consulting on draft guidance for how it engages with the public, patients and communities.

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New mental health ward for young people

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

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

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

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Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities

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.

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