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North East London COVID Vaccination Centres
Produced by NHS North East London CCG, this map shows the locations for the places in North East London to get vaccinations done for COVID. **It'...
Free Health Complaints Advocacy Service
POhWER provide the Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service for the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and to deliver NHS Complaints...
Barking & Dagenham CCG Merger
From 1st April, Barking & Dagenham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has merged to become part of North East London CCG. Find out more about how...
Coronavirus Vaccines Explained - 17 Languages
Understanding the Coronavirus vaccine with the right information is vital. This set of videos is produced in 17 different languages to enable more people to access this information. The videos can be seen here.
Healthwatch News Bulletin - March 2021
Spring has sprung! Find out what's been happening with Healthwatch - see the latest e-bulletin here...
GP appointments available over the Easter holidays in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge
22 March 2021, 09:00 Knowing the right place for medical help over the Easter holidays can help you get the treatment you need faster. You can get an appointment with a GP from 8am to 8pm on both bank holidays. Out of hours GP appointments are available every normal weekday evening between 6.30pm...
Young People share their lived experience of lockdown
Young Londoners were at the forefront of a roundtable hosted by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and chaired by Deputy Mayor, Joanne McCartney, to mark Good Thinking’s new expanded digital platform to provide young people aged 13-18 with access to free resources and new NHS approved apps to...
The Voices of Disabled Residents in Barking & Dagenham
There is great interest and value in understanding the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of those who use health and social care services. It is of particular importance that the experiences of those who have any kind of disability are explored and understood. COVID-19 has exposed or created...
Blog - Local Relationships at the Heart of the Vaccination Rollout
As I type this, according to the government, more than 20 million people in the UK have had their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. I had my vaccination a couple of weeks ago, and some of my family have had theirs over the last month or so. It feels like a ray of hope at what has been, a really...
Digital access to GP services- share your experiences
It has always been important to access GP services. Whether you want a blood test, vaccination or prescription, a consultation with your GP is required. During the pandemic GPs have adapted the way they offer patient consultations. Whilst this has worked for some, others have Patients have...
Increasing Vaccine Uptake in Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic Communities
A key focus for North East London is increasing the uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine by Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic (BAME) communities. Local data indicates that so far there has been a much larger number of Asian and White population and smaller proportion of the Black population vaccinated, with...
Welfare and Wellbeing - Domiciliary Care and Care Home Staff
Caring for the most vulnerable people in our local community; people living in care and nursing homes and those that have care support in their own homes; has been an immense challenge for the local care sector throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerns about the health and wellbeing of care home...
COVID-19 - Vaccination Questions & Answers
There are a number of rumours and storys floating around on the internet about the COVID 19 Vaccines. Healthwatch has put together a Q & A document, including key messages, to inform and guide the public about the vaccines. You can find out more about here.
COVID Safe-Care
We know that during the pandemic, many people have been worried about attending appointments at local hospitals. People are concerned about delays and cancellations for treatment and the health issues it brings on them. Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals has produced a video...
COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in East & North East London
The national immunisation programme for COVID 19 started on 8th December 2020. Based on clinical recommendation, the priority groups at the start of the programme and other information can be found here National COVID 19 Vaccination Programme - linked to the national programme, East London Health...
COVID-19 National Lockdown
From 5th January 2021, Barking & Dagenham, along with the rest of the country, is put into lockdown measures by the government. This has a huge impact and implication on all citizen's lives. To find out about the latest guidance on What you Can & Can't Do in Lockdown, click on this...
Message from the CCG: GP appointments available over the Christmas holidays in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge
21 Dec 2020 GP appointments available over the Christmas holidays in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Knowing the right place for medical help over the Christmas holidays can help you get the treatment you need faster. You can get an appointment with a GP from 8am to 8pm on all of the...
London have moved into Tier 4 on Sunday 20th December
Barking and Dagenham and rest of London have moved to Tier 4. Please take a look at the table below to find out what you can and cannot do.
NHS 111 First
Londoners to get NHS urgent and emergency care in the right place, at the right time with 111 First How people access parts of emergency care in London is changing, with ‘111 First’ helping them to get the right care, in the right place, more quickly. All Londoners are being asked to...
Improve hospital discharge now before winter to manage second peak of Covid-19, warn Red Cross and Healthwatch England
New report shows patients grateful to hard working doctors, nurses and care staff for continuing to deliver compassionate care in difficult circumstances. But investigation into new hospital discharge processes shows significant proportion (82%) of patients surveyed did not receive a follow-up...
State of Care
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year. This includes the period before the full impact of COVID-19 began to be felt and CQC’s routine inspections were suspended as a...
Case Studies: Music therapy group to combat social isolation
Barking & Dagenham Memory Service has been working with music therapist John Wallis, from the charity Nordoff-Robbins, since 2016. The Covid-19 pandemic lead to the suspension of the much-loved Friday Music Therapy group at Broad Street Health Centre. So we started a weekly online music therapy...
Case Study: Creative English Sessions improving mental health and wellbeing
The Creative English team run sessions for people with little or no English to build their confidence and language skills for everyday situations like talking to neighbours, doctors, teachers, shop assistants and landlords. The isolation which can occur when you move away from familiar support...
Case Study: Community Resources Mens Group making a difference during Covid
Greg Greg was introduced to Community Resources through BD Connect. He was lonely and isolated, living alone and had experienced some physical and mental health difficulties. After receiving a few weekly phone calls from one our team members, he was invited to the Men’s Group, which takes...
Case Study: Perspective of Brian Tunney on what helped him improved his mental health and wellbeing
My name is Brian Tunney and I have lived in Dagenham for 30 years. I was an alcoholic for several years, I tried everything to keep off the drink including a detox, but nothing worked, until January 2017 I woke up one morning and realised that there is more to life than a drink, so I decide to...
Case Study: St Luke’s Adult Drug & Alcohol Service
Partnership Working through Covid 19 Barking & Dagenham BDAATBIT (B&D Access, Assessment & Brief Intervention Team) and St Luke’s Service meet monthly for joint case working. Both teams are working together to support those with Substance Misuse and Mental Health concerns. For our...
Case Study: Carers of Barking & Dagenham
Supporting Carers with their Mental Health and wellbeing during the Covid Pandemic The Carers Hub have continued during this pandemic to operate business as usual, we have remained open to carers and as a front line service to the community we have supported thousands of carers. Over the lockdown...
Tell Healthwatch England about your experience of leaving hospital during COVID-19
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the usual processes that hospitals follow to discharge people from their care changed to help free up beds. While this has helped the NHS manage the demand created by Coronavirus, Healthwatch England are keen to know how this is working for patients and their loved...
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