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Christmas Closure

Our offices will be closed over the Christmas period, from Tuesday 24th December 2019 to Friday 3rd January 2020. We will reopen on Monday 6th January 2020. We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone for their involvement this year! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!...

Do you know where to access urgent care services over Christmas?

Barking and Dagenham Clinical Commissioning Group have provided some helpful information incase your not feeling well. Over the festive period, people in Barking and Dagenham have a number of healthcare options: Pharmacy: Many common illnesses such as coughs or colds can be easily treated by...

Peaced Together Guest blog

Peaced Together is a 10-week creative arts course for women with a difference. Using five themed craft projects, the course encourages women to reflect on their lives and set out on a personal journey from brokenness to hope. Since 2012, Peaced Together has helped over 1150 women and there are now...

What’s Movember about? Not just about growing a moustache!

If you see men with long moustaches this mouth, it may not necessarily mean that they can’t be bothered to shave! Its most likely that some of them are taking part in Movember! A campaign that takes place every November to raise awareness about prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide...

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and we’re raising awareness in an effort to encourage those who have symptoms of lung cancer to visit their GP. According to the NHS “Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer. Around 47,000 people are diagnosed with the...

Are you a carer in East London?

Have you used hospital eye services recently? NHS England want to hear what you have to say!

NHS England are running a 1000 voices campaign, as part of the campaign they want to hear from people who have accessed hospital eye services. They are keen to hear from patients, carers and people who work in hospital eye services. Closing date for sharing your experiences is 30 th November 2019...

London Ambulance Service invite you to their Annual Public Meeting

The London Ambulance Service are inviting staff, patients and stakeholders to their Annual Public Meeting. Date: Tuesday 24th September Time: 5:30pm-8pm Venue: China Exchange, 32A Gerrard St, London W1D 6JA The focus of the meeting will be on a number of areas including: how we’re doing and...

What would you do!

In collaboration with seven other Healthwatchs across the Central North East London STP area, Barking and Dagenham carried out a consultation on three aspects of the Long Term Plan – Prevention, Personalisation and Primary Care. The consultation was called What would you do. Across the patch...

GPs take on board our findings

When undertaking a survey of local residents’ views of their local health and social care services, we asked an open question: "What areas of health and social care should we look into next year?". 27% of you told us the ability to access GP services was a struggle. To learn more...

Who Knows 2019 - what health and care issues should we look at next year?

This month we launched “Who Knows 2019”,it’s all about finding out what areas of health and care people want us to look into next year and in what way the local community wants to share their health and care stories with us. The survey also helps us to see how we can tailor our...

Clarification and Joint Statement re: King George A&E

A joint statement in regards to King Geoge A&E

NHS commissioners in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge exit financial special measures

GPs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge have praised the strength of the partnership between local health and social care organisations after it was confirmed that financial directions imposed on the boroughs’ NHS commissioners had been lifted. Financial special measures were...

Peer Support Project

BHR CCGs seek feedback on the proposed written continuing healthcare (CHC) placements policy.

Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) CCGs has launched an online survey (8 July 2019) to seek feedback on our proposed written continuing healthcare (CHC) placements policy. Please see a brief below from the CCG? Why are we introducing a written CHC policy? In line with other CCGs...

North East London Early Diagnosis Centre views wanted

UCLH Cancer Collaborative has secured NHS England funding to develop a new cancer diagnostic service for north east London. The Early Diagnosis Centre (EDC) is the first of its kind and will improve early diagnosis for patients with conditions that increase their risk of developing cancer, as well...

Moorfields consultation reminder

A public consultation is running on a proposal to move Moorfields Eye Hospital’s services to a new centre bringing together excellent eye care, ground-breaking research and world-leading education in ophthalmology. The consultation runs until Monday 16 September. In 2017/18, over 34,000...

Healthwatch Barking and Dagenhams Annual Report 2018-2019

Blog: Did you know three out of five of us will become a carer at some point in our lives?

Carers week happens once a year, and this year it is happening from the 10 th – 16 th June. The theme this year is getting carers connected, whether to their communities, to services, to advice and information, to friends and families, or to other carers. Did you know three out of five of us...

Blog:Volunteering at Healthwatch

Healthwatch is an organisation that champions people using health and social care services and takes up what they are saying and share that with people with the power to bring about change. Healthwatch allows for volunteers from all walks of life as long as they are willing. As a volunteer for...

Blog:Volunteering: is it worth it? A volunteers perspective!

A blog written by one of our volunteers about the benefits of volunteering! If volunteering is payment free, why take part? Is reward the only reason for engagement? And if so, must it be defined by monetary value? Volunteers week takes place next week between 1-7 June 2019, I thought it would be a...

Blog:What mattered to ME!

I magine being rushed to hospital, unconscious and on the brink of death. That’s what happened to Philippa* last year: “When I eventually came back to life, I had no idea what had happened, but I was welcomed by friendly nurses!” Philippa was admitted to a local hospital under the...

The Royal College of Surgeons is looking to fill four lay member positions on its Patient and Lay Group (PLG).

The Royal College of Surgeons is looking to fill four lay member positions on its Patient and Lay Group (PLG). The PLG promotes the care of surgical patients through influencing the Royal College of Surgeons and its members, policies, and standards. It provides an independent patient and lay view...

Chemotherapy services at Local Trust: concerns raised

Healthwatch organisations from Redbridge, Havering and Barking and Dagenham will tonight (Tuesday 9 April) provide a report to the Outer North East London Joint Health Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) in response to a request to gather the views of patients using chemotherapy services at Barking and...

GP appointments available in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge on Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Please see news from Barking and Dagenham Clinical Commissoning group informing local people about the availability of GP appointments during the Easter holidays!(08 April 2019, 09:00) GPs are reminding people in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge they can book appointments over the whole...