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You Said, We Did: Social Care

Date Published: 24/09/2024

Accessing social care services is crucial for ensuring the well-being and quality of life of individuals across communities. However, for the South-Asian community in Barking and Dagenham, navigating these services can present unique challenges related to culture, language, and religious beliefs. In response to the challenges, we have conducted a comprehensive study to identify key issues and propose recommendations to improve access to social care for the South-Asian community.

We proposed a set of recommendations to address these challenges and ensure fair access to social care for the South-Asian community, which can be found by downloading the report below.

Date Published: 26/11/2020

Please note this is an interim report, pending full responses from service providers and commissoners. 
This report provides presents the experiences of 35 care home residents and relatives and 57 care home staff during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. It is an independent evaluation of the experience of people using and working in care homes in the London Borough of Barking and during the height of the pandemic. Recommendations for improvements and developments form part of the report.

Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham
Lifeline House
25 Neville Road
Dagenham, Essex RM8 3QS