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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...
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...
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...
BLOG: Current issues in accessing GP services!
Current issues in accessing GP services! The thoughts of local people GPs are a universal service, which most of us have accessed. They play a pivotal role in the community, through the provision of advice, referrals and free healthcare. It is a vital service and usually the first point of contact...
Blog:‘Breaking the Barrier!’ Dementia and Stigma in BAME Communities
What Do the Stats Say? Since 2015 estimates have varied between 15,000 and 25,000 people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities being diagnosed and living with dementia in the UK. Compared with the total estimate of 850,000 in the UK, this represents between 1.76% and 3% of the estimated...
Blog:GP services! The thoughts of local people!
GPs are a universal service, which most of us have accessed. They play a pivotal role in the community, through the provision of advice, referrals and free healthcare. It is a vital service and usually the first point of contact for many when something isn’t quite right with one’s...
Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham Annual Report 2017/2018
Our Annual Report contains details of the impact our work has had over the last year. Take a look at what we have been up to over the last year and how your voices have resulted in change!
Blog:Share your story
We have all accessed health or social care services at some point in our lives, some of us have received good care and others not so good. What do you do when you receive an excellent service? What do you do when you receive care which needs improving? Check out our blog on how you can share your...
Who Knows: Healthwatch Annual Review 2017-18
Did you take part on our annual review? If you did, then a big thanks. Our key findings were: 79% of the respondents said they had not been aware of Healthwatch prior to taking the survey. Majority (76%) of the respondents indicated they use Facebook whilst 39% said they use Instagram. These...
Lay member: sexual health committee
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are looking for: lay members to join the sexual health committe. They are looking for people who have an understanding of sexual health services and the issues important to patients. This understanding could have been gained: through...
Blog: Advice and Information
Check out our information and signposting Blog! We’re here to help you find what you need! Signposting local people to accurate information about local services is part of our job...
The entrance to the Emergency Department (ED) at Queen’s Hospitals has moved.
Just in case you didn't know. The entrance to the Emergency Department (ED) at Queen’s Hospital has moved a little further down. The new e ntrance can be found n ext to the maternity entrance, less than a minute’s walk along fom the current entrance.
Seven north east London CCGs award first joint contract
A new alliance of north east London Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have made a significant step by awarding a new contract for an integrated NHS 111 and clinical assessment service to London Ambulance Service. The contract has been awarded by seven north east London CCGs – Waltham Forest,...
CQC rates NELFT services as Good
18 January 2018 Press Release CQC rates NELFT services as Good NELFT today (18 January 2018) welcomed the publication of the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) report into our services following the Well-Led Review late in 2017. We are delighted with the new overall rating of 'Good' as this reflects...
Could you be the voice for patients?
The Patient Partnership Council is the voice for patients across Queen’s and King George Hospitals and we need people like you to join us. You can help us provide the best care possible, focused on the needs of patients just like you, and you could even become a partner to a specific team like...
Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham Christmas closure
Please note Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham will be closed from 3pm on Thursday 21st December 2017 until Tuesday 2nd January 2018. Any emails or messages received by our office within this time will be actioned on our return in the New Year. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a...
Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham’s response to: Barking & Dagenham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Consultation – Proposals for Spending NHS money wisely 2
Barking Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group (BHR CCGs) are legally required to balance their budget. To achieve financial balance, they need to deliver £55 million savings from the budget in the 2017/18 financial year. This is just over 5% of our total annual joint budget of just...
Changes agreed to NHS services and treatment funded locally
Yesterday,the CCG governing bodies for Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge agreed to stop funding or restrict access to a number of treatments, medicines and procedures as they look to make further savings for the local NHS. The decisions come after an eight week public consultation, ‘...
Healthwatch annual survey - Providers
WHO KNOWS? Healthwatch are undertaking a piece of work called 'WHO KNOWS'. We are keen to hear from indivduals working within the health and social care sector. By taking part you will help us find out the following: - Have people have heard of us? - How we can improve our engagement with the local...
Healthwatch Annual Survey - Residents
WHO KNOWS? Healthwatch are undertaking a piece of work called 'WHO KNOWS'. By taking part you will help us find out the following: - Have people have heard of us? - How we can improve our engagement with the local community - What works well and what needs improvement in health services Any...
Pharmaceutical Needs Assesment
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham need your opinion on pharmacy services in the borough over the next three years. A pharmaceutical needs assessment helps ensure everyone in Barking and Dagenham has access to a pharmacy and the services they provide. The assessment provides information on what...
Spending NHS money wisely
The NHS is facing a challenging time. There is rising local demand for NHS services and the cost and availability of treatments continues to increase, which means it is all the more essential that we spend our limited resources in the most effective way. BHR CCGs need to make £55 million of local...
We have moved!
We have moved into our new premises. Please take note of our new contact details: Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham Lifeline House 25 Neville Road Dagenham Essex RM8 3QS Telephone:0800 298 5331
Local charity, LifeLine Projects based in Neville Road, Dagenham has been appointed by the Council to bring a new lease of life to Healthwatch in Barking and Dagenham.
LifeLine commenced delivery on 1st September 2017. The charity will enable Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham to bring the voice and influence of local people to the development and delivery of local health services; putting local people at the heart of decision making processes and improving...
Returning to work after time out for caring consultation
The Government Equalities Office would like to know more about the experiences of people who want to return to work, employers’ experiences of recruiting these people and other evidence on the barriers that they face and the support available to them. This call for evidence is for: Those who have...
NHS England's post-implementation review of the Accessible Information Standard NHS England
During January-March 2017 NHS England led a review of the Standard to assess impact and check that it is ‘fit for purpose’. Over 1600 people had their say and a report of the review is available in a range of formats: Accessible Information Standard Review Report (Word) Accessible Information...
General Practice Forward View
The GP Forward View, committed to an extra £2.4 billion a year to support GP services by 2020/21. Take a look at NHS England's animation, which explains what the scheme aims to achieve.
BHRUT are looking for Volunteers
Volunteers ( Mealtime Assistants) required to provide support to patients on wards duirng mealtimes. Applicants interested in this role can access the full information in the attached file.
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Lifeline House
25 Neville Road
Dagenham, Essex RM8 3QS
