1. News -

    If you need help with an urgent dental problem, call the Urgent Dental Care Service on 0333 332 3800, available from 8am to 10pm every day, including weekends and bank holidays
  2. News -

    Our next Healthwatch Oldham 100 Survey is now available and we're looking at dentistry.
  3. Report -

    Healthwatch Oldham has published their review of dentistry services in Oldham.
  4. Report -

    During the COVID pandemic, people across Greater Manchester have told their local Healthwatch that they were experiencing difficulties accessing NHS dental services.
  5. News -

    Thanks to you, NHS England 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.
  6. Advice and Information -

    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.
  7. Advice and Information -

    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.
  8. Report -

    The project included 209 Health Literacy Questionnaires and 7 in depth interviews undertaken with parents with children under 5 within the Failsworth GP Cluster.
  9. News -

    Our next survey is asking for your feedback on accessing cancer screening, knowing which cancer screening you can access and your actual experience of any cancer screenings undertaken as a transgender, intersex, non-binary or gender fluid person.
  10. Report -

    Leesbrook Medical practice invited Healthwatch Oldham to carry out an engagement exercise with their patients to under their views on the quality of the matron service being provided by the practice.
  11. News -

    Have a say in how your GP practice is delivered by signing up to your GP practice's Patient Participation Group (PPG).
  12. Report -

    Healthwatch Oldham undertook a survey with people who are seeking asylum or have refugee status and reside in temporary accommodation in the Victoria Hotel in Chadderton, Oldham.
  13. Advice and Information -

    We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.