1. Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

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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.

  2. Clinical Comissioning Group: Your Experience of Healthcare during the Coronavirus Pandemic

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    Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group would like to understand and hear your experiences of the healthcare services you have experienced during the coronavirus pandemic.

  3. Healthwatch Milton Keynes Annual Report 2019-20

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    Welcome to our 2019/20 Annual Report. Every Healthwatch publishes their annual report on 30th June each year.

  4. NHS Prescription charge rises to £9.35 from 1st April 2021

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    In England, the NHS prescription charge will increase from £9.15 to £9.35 per prescription item from 1st April 2021.

  5. New patient info leaflets for NHS services in Milton Keynes

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    Want to understand more about the NHS services available to you in Milton Keynes? These two patient information leaflets are a great place to start.

  6. What do you think of pharmacy services in MK?

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    Milton Keynes Council wants to hear what you think of our local pharmacy services.

  7. Boots close two pharmacies in Milton Keynes

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    Boots have confirmed that two of their pharmacies in Milton Keynes will be closing permanently.

  8. Easter pharmacy opening times April 2022

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    Check for any changes to pharmacy opening times in Milton Keynes over Easter, 15 -18 April.

  9. Pharmacy opening times this Christmas 2022

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    Over the Christmas holiday season, don't let pharmacy closures or change of opening hours catch you out.

  10. New stoma prescription service launches in MK 

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    There's a new prescription service in place for residents of Milton Keynes who currently have a stoma.

  11. Improving your journey through health and social care services in MK

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    We're working with the Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership on a project to improve how patients experience moving through different health and care services.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. Our priorities for 2024-25

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    These are the projects and health issues that we'll be working on over the next 12 months.

  15. BLMK NHS Long Term Plan

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    What changes do people want to make to local services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes?

  16. Vulnerable patients often denied GP registration, Doctors of the World report finds

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    GP practices regularly turn away vulnerable patients who have a right to register with them, research by a leading medical charity shows.

  17. Why getting personal is important when it comes to health and care

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    Read a summary of Healthwatch England's latest research to find out why personalised care is important.

  18. National Cancer Patient Experience Survey

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    Feedback from people who have experienced cancer care and treatment is a vital part of improving services.

  19. More GP appointments to be offered face-to-face to those who need it

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    NHS England has issued new guidance to GP practices across the country on facilitating more face-to-face appointments for patients.

  20. Focus on NHS Admin is needed to improve people’s experiences of care

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    In partnership with Healthwatch England and National Voices, new findings from The King's Fund highlight the critical role of administration in how people experience care.

  21. Locked out: Digitally excluded people’s experiences of remote GP appointments

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    The move to more digitally-led healthcare has worked well for some but excluded others over the past year. Our report explores how people have been excluded and what needs to happen to get the care they need.

  22. Blood test equipment: how the shortage may affect you

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    There is currently a global shortage of vials used for blood tests - and the NHS in England and Wales is advising of disruption to blood testing.

  23. Have you taken part in MK's More Life weight management programme?

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    If you have, then More-Life and the Open University would like to hear your feedback.

  24. Read our Annual Report 2021-22

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

  25. 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.

  26. Faster progress needed to tackle barriers to care

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    New HWE research shows that in the past year, access to primary care is the main concern for patients across England.

  27. Recommendations from Healthwatch report, "The public's perspective"

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    Healthwatch England have set out recommendations for NHS decision makers across ten key areas, in their report, 'The public’s perspective: The state of health and social care'.

  28. The Great Big MK GP survey - it's back

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    Have you seen your GP, or tried to make an appointment, in the last 12 months? If so, we'd like to hear about it.

  29. Merger of Watling Vale, Hilltops and Stony Stratford medical centre.

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    These three local GP practices will merge from 1 July to become Watling Street Practice.