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BLOG:Will young men talk about their mental health?
F or Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham, World Mental Health Day back in October was a good one. Working together with LifeLine Projects, Faith Action...
BLOG:Why Volunteer? The benefits
You may be thinking what will I gain from volunteering? Why should I volunteer for Healthwatch? Well, you may not realise what the benefits of...
BLOG:Who Knows 2018
Healthwatch Annual Survey! You said we did Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham believe it is only by listening to people who use the services that we...
Care Quality Commission; Inspection at North East London Foundation Trust
The Care Quality Commission intend to carry out inspections for services provided at North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT). These will take place during the week commencing Monday 4 th April 2016. For further details take a look at the poster that the Care Quality Commission have provided...
St Francis Hospice survey
As part of an initiative to find out what people in the borough know about their services, St Francis Hospice is conducting a survey. Attached is a brief questionnaire from St Francis Hospice .
The Great staying Health Event in Barking
Free Health checks and support for smoking. Enjoy Free refreshments whilst you get personalised tips and advice on staying healthy!! Tuesday 16th February 2016 @ Relish Cafe and Barking Learning Centre between 2.30 and 5.00 pm Venue: 2, Town Square, Barking IG11 7NB
A report on local district nursing medical surgical dressing services
A summary report of a survey questionnaire and inquiries into local district nursing medical/surgical dressing services
GP appointments available on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Over Christmas, even more urgent, same day GP appointments are available at GP hubs to patients registered with a GP in Barking and Dagenham. Appointments are available from 6.30pm-10pm on weekdays, and 12pm-4pm on weekends. Even on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day GPs will be available...
Eat,Drink and Be Safe
Alcohol-related calls are the most common need for an ambulance among 21-30 year olds across London and the Capital’s ambulance service responds to over 5,000 incidents in December alone.A new alcohol awareness campaign run by London’s emergency services and backed by the Greater London Authority...
International Day of Disabled People 2015
50th Anniversary - International Day of Disabled People @ Dagenham and Redbridge Football Club, Victoria Road, Dagenham, RM10 7XL. Timings 2.00 pm - 8.00 pm.
Outpatient Appointments System
Delay in having treatment could lead to a number of complications. Issues have arisen in certain areas like letters sent for appointments being recieved after the appointment date, cancellations of appointments on the day patients have arrived, etc. We believe the area needs to be further...
GP HUB
The GP HUB in Barking and Dagenham has been up and running for few months now. It has come to Healthwatch's attention that a majority of the public are unaware of the service and how they can access it . For more details , visit the our work section for 2015-2016 .
Have your Say
The Local Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham want your help in writing a new Local Plan, a document which will set out what Barking and Dagenham will look like in 2030 and the policies which will deliver this vision. The Local Plan will include targets for the number of homes and jobs to be delivered...
Support the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to better engage with the voluntary, community & social enterprise (VCSE) sector .
It would be immensely helpful if you could help LVSC build a better picture of health & care organisations in the VCSE sector in London by completing a short survey. Your feedback will enable CQC better regulate, monitor and regulate high quality care. http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0V5B5/
Healthwatch England Annual Report 2014-2015
Third Healthwatch Annual Report ( 2014-2015) submitted to Parliament which reflects insight from hundreds of thousands of users of health and care services . This report highlights what matters most to people and addresses issues of biggest concern at National level and local levels.
Patient and Public Voice and Lay Member roles in Specialised Commissioning
NHS England is committed to ensuring that public and patient voices are at the centre of shaping our healthcare services. Every level of our commissioning system needs to be informed by insightful methods of listening to those who use and care about our services to inform service development. There...
King George Elective Care Centre
Barking, Havering, Redbridge University Trust (BHRUT) were awarded the contract to run the Elective Care Centre at King George Hospital. A dispute by Care UK – who previously held the contract – has been raised concerning the selection process for the contract. This is being investigated by Monitor...
Carer Case Studies Needed
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of all health and social care services in England. They register, monitor and inspect services to make sure they provide safe, effective, compassionate, high quality care, and they encourage them to improve. There are an estimated six...
CQC Quality Summit for BHRUT
The Care Quality Commission held a Quality Summit on the 30 th June 2015 - it was confirmed there that the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital Trust (BHRUHT) was rated overall as requiring improvement. The Trust will remain in ‘special measures’ and is subject to a targeted CQC re-...
London Antenatal and Newborn Screening Commissioning Board Recruitment
NHS England are seeking to recruit patient/public representatives for the London Antenatal and Newborn Screening Commissioning Board. Attached for your information, is the NHS England advert for the positions and a description of the representatives role.
London Ambulance Service Opportunities
The London Ambulance Service is leading on a new research project and they are seeking members to join the patient and public panel. The project involves data sharing with hospitals to better understand what happens to patients once they are taken to hospital by ambulance. The project is set to run...
Mental Health Taskforce
In March 2015, NHS England announced a new Mental Health Taskforce which will develop a five year national strategy for mental health, covering all ages. The strategy will align to the Five Year Forward View and will be informed by a wide range of lived experience and professional expertise. They...
'Reducing Premature Mortality: the Role of Community Pharmacies'
Please find a link here from the Royal Society of Public Health on its latest publication ‘Reducing premature mortality: the role of community pharmacies’. This is a key issue for NHS England, Public Health, CCGs, patients and their carers as well as the health and social care workforce.
Recruiting patients for a new diabetic user panel
NHS England (London) is currently re-designing the way diabetic eye screening services are delivered across the capital. We are now looking for people interested in this area to be part of a new user panel which will meet up to 4 times to help shape redesigning the service. This is an exciting...
Improving Access to Psychological Therapy
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) is asking you to look after your mental health by contacting its talking therapies service if you are experiencing depression or anxiety disorders such as: panic attacks anxiety excessive worry phobias post-traumatic stress disorder agoraphobia...
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