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Measures are being introduced by Rochdale Borough Council to help protect the public from the developing coronavirus outbreak.

NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group (HMR CCG) is holding its next Governing Body meeting on Friday 20 March 2020.

Healthwatch Rochdale, with immediate effect will no longer be attending statutory meetings.

The department of Health and Social Care have provided advice on social distancing measures that everyone should be taking to reduce the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Due to the change in national guidance for managing Coronavirus, please note that Practices have been advised to move to a total triage first system.

Healthwatch Rochdale are today, Friday 13th March 2020, sharing a Coronavirus (COVID 19) guidance document which informs the steps we are taking, as a precaution, to protect the public, our volunteers, our staff and stakeholders.

Following advice from Healthwatch England in relation to Coronavirus, we are currently reviewing our public engagement work planned for the next two weeks.

Find out what happened at our public Board Meeting.

Healthwatch Rochdale has published a report with 6 recommendations to help improve the patient experience when using digital services provided by GP practices in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale.