Events

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. 

Healthwatch will be visiting the  Dementia Support Group run by Carers of Barking and Dagenham. The group is for carers of someone with dementia, Alzheimer's or memory loss.
A member of our team will be going to speak to carers about their experiences of accessing urgent care services and providing information on who Healthwatch are and the role we play.

A member of our team will be at Barking Walk-In Centre talking service users about urgent care services. If your in the area and what to share your experiences or have a chat do pop in and see us. 

Pop along to our session and talk to us about your experiences of accessing health and care services!

Find out how to get involved and become part of a network that is representing the voice of local people!

Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham will  be undertaking 3 focus group sessions with local women who are currently learning english. We will be speaking with women about their understanding of urgent care services,whats available and their views of how the NHS can better communicate with their communities. The focus groups will be undertaken at various locations across the borough. 

Healthwatch will be using this session to engage with young people about urgent care services.
If you are local school and want us to carry out a similar session please contact us. 

CU London will be hosting a Careers and Employment Fair on Tuesday 12^th February, for their students who are studying the subjects below. Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham will attend to share our volunteering opportunties with students looking for placements. 

• Health and Social Care
• Primary Education
• Early Childhood and Development Studies
• Public Health
• Policing
• Counselling

Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham will be Barking and Dagenham College underatking a focus group with students on Mental Health and emotional wellbeing. 

Pop along to our sessions and talk to us about your experiences of accessing health and care services! 

Find out how to get involved and become part of a network that is representing the voice of local people!