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We want to hear from Haringey's Latin American community
We are running surveys and interviews with the Latin American community in Haringey to understand more about their experiences of health and social care services in the borough.
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Haringey Council asks what you think about your pharmacies
Haringey Health and Wellbeing Board is seeking your views to help them develop services in the future.
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How do you book your NHS medical appointments? Are you using the apps?
Tell us if it is easy or difficult to book a GP or other NHS appointment using digital booking systems like the NHS app.
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Healthwatch Haringey seeks new Chair
We are looking for a new Chair who will be leading and working with Healthwatch Haringey Advisory Board Members in the planning and direction of Healthwatch Haringey.
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CQC rates Haringey adult social care as 'requires improvement'
The Care Quality Commission (CQC), has rated the London Borough of Haringey as requires improvement, in how well they are meeting their responsibilities to ensure people have access to adult social care and support.
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Data Protection Officer issues advice to improve patient access to medical records
Healthwatch Haringey, Haringey Reach and Connect and the Haringey Patient Partcipation Network collaborated to help patients get better access to their 'medical summaries'. The Haringey GP Federation's Data Protection Officer (DPO)…
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Raising the profile of Chagas disease amongst Haringey's Latin American population
This World Chagas Disease Day (14 April) we interviewed Dr Natalie Elkheir from the UK Chagas Hub to hear more about how it affects Haringey’s Latin…
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Questions answered about primary care and PPGs at the Over 50's Forum
Healthwatch Haringey attended the March meeting of the Haringey Over 50s Forum to give a presentation on Patient Participation Groups (PPG).
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Royal Free Hospital to lose maternity unit
The decision was announced on 25 March and follows a three year planning process known as the 'Start Well' programme.
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Latest reports and publication

GP Access in Haringey: Learning from GP practices to help improve services
Healthwatch Haringey wanted to explore what was needed to achieve improvements in patient access to GPs. We were keen to understand the specific challenges and then consider some recommendations which fit with the reality of GP services.
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Supporting people living with sickle cell disease in Haringey
This report sets out the experiences of people living with sickle cell in Haringey and the challenges they face around accessing benefits and services. The research was commissioned by and delivered with the Haringey Advice Partnership, a service led by Citizens Advice Haringey that provides information, advice and guidance to Haringey residents.
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