Events

Make sure you come along and share your experiences of health and care services with our team. We are looking forward to speaking to as many residents as possible. You can talk to us about a wide range of services you have used including:

• GP services
• Mental health services
• Hospital services
• Dental services
• Social care services

 Our Healthwatch Officer Manisha, will be at the centre to hear your stories of accessing health and care services.

Manisha, our Healthwatch Officer, will be at Leys Childrens Centre. Come along and share and your experiences of health and care services with her.

Taking your children to a session at Becontree Children’s Centre? Our Healthwatch Officer Manisha is looking forward to speaking with parents about their experiences of using health and care services.
If you have recently used a health or social care service for your child or yourself please share what you thought of the service with Manisha on the day!

Last year 36% of residents and businesses told us they wanted to see us at local shopping centres.  This year the team are visiting shopping areas and supermarkets near YOU. Join us in improving health and care for the local population by sharing your feedback with us. 

Our team will be having a stand for a few hours at Eastbrookend Country Park Millennium Visitor Centre to speak to visitors about their experinces of accessing health and care services. 

Speak to us about what has worked for YOU and how improvements can be made! 

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council  along with partners from across the borough are hosting a week of events for Older People’s Week running from 30 September to 4 October to celebrate our older residents and the contribution they make to our community.  Check out the plan and see what you fancy doing. 

Don’t miss out on the sixth annual youth parade, the day is to celebrate young people and their contribution to the borough. There will be a number of activities on the day. Something for everyone to do!  We will also be having a stand and running some activities- come along and say hello to our staff and volunteers!

Last year residents said they wanted our team to visit leisure centres, so they can speak to us before going for their weekly swim or attendimg the gym. This year we are visiting the local centres to capture your views of local health and care services! 

See if you can spot us at Valence Park! We want to speak to as many people in the park about their experiences of health and care services. Have you recently been to the GP or Pharmacist? Do you or a loved one access home care services? Please do stop and share your views with us. Looking forward to seeing some of you on the day! 

If you spot our staff and volunteers outside Becontree Train Station, then share your experiences of health and care services with us! You can share your stories about any services you or a loved one have used, for example, GPs, hospital services, dental care, care homes. 

A member of our team will be in a venue near you!
Come and find out more about who we are and share your health and care experiences with us!
 

If your travelling from Becontree Station or you live in the area come and share your stories of health and care with us!
 

Live near Dagenham Library? 
Our team want to hear from YOU! 
What do you think can improve the health and care world?
Come and see us! 

Our team will be around Green Lane shoping area. We want to hear your views of any health and care services you have accessed!
GOOD OR BAD we want to hear it all! 

Learning Disability Week aims to raise awareness of the issues affecting people with learning disabilities.

This year’s Learning Disability Week is celebrating our #thisisme campaign which celebrates what makes us unique!

Check out the leaflet for  a number of  activities and events around employment, sports, inclusion and health and wellbeing.

We will be at this ‘not-to-be-missed’ free family event with something for everyone. Run By London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. 
Look out for us- we want to speak to everyone who has accessed health and care services! Looking forward to hearing your stories! 

See if you can spot us at The Chase Local Nature Reserve, come and tell us your story about health and care 

Come along and enjoy this free event to raise awareness of Dementia and the services available locally.

Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham will be at the event speaking to local residents about health and care services in the borough. Come and share your experiences with us! 

The Healthwatch Team will be presenting at the next Leftley Association meeting to speak to local resisdents about the role of Healthwatch, how they can get involved and seeking their views on the NHS Long Term Plan. We will also be listening and taking note of the experinces local people have had when using health and care services. 

Healthwatch will be presenting an hour long session duirng the week and  discussing the social model of disability and the struggles with relationships, overcoming the setbacks, living life to the full, the art of not giving up and finding your place in society.

The session will finish with an open  Q and A session and students will be asked to complete the NHS Long Term Plan survey too.

Come and say hello to the Healthwatch Team, we are asking local people #WhatWouldYouDo to make sure health and care services meet the needs of the local community, if you're around the area from 11.15am, why not pop into the library at Heathway, Dagenham to tell us your views.

We will be at Thames View Shed Life Project talking to residents about Healthwatch,who we are and the Long Term Plan.