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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 awareness at the Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Advice and Wellbeing Event
Paul Addae, the Healthwatch Haringey Manager, was invited to attend and speak at the event which was held at the Northumberland Park Resource Centre on 19 September.
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Corporate owners of St Ann's Road Surgery face contract termination
Contract termination was one of three options open to the NHS at the Primary Care Committee in September 2024.
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Patient group pushes for greater involvement in communications on Physician Associates
Patient representatives in the Haringey Patient Participation Group (PPG) Network joined Healthwatch Haringey to request NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) improves clarity over Physician Associates (PAs)
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GP Patient Survey 2024 results echo concerns about access to GPs
Satisfaction rates were particularly weak on booking an appointment by phone and being offered a choice of date and time.
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Healthwatch Haringey starts project to make it easier to register with a GP
How easy is it to register with a GP? Many Haringey practices insist on ID or proof of address. People who are experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse survivors and recent migrants are some of the people most likely to be turned away.
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NHS seeks feedback on temporary 'interim model of care' for adolescent mental health
The NHS has announced proposals for a new interim model of care for inpatient child and adolescent mental health services in North Central and North…
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Government rolls out review of patient safety
The review will look at the remit of six key organisations including Healthwatch.
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Healthwatch responds to the State of Care Report
Healthwatch England issues a response to the Care Quality Commission's assessment of the state of health and social care in England.
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Latest reports and publication
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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Healthwatch Haringey Annual Report 2023/24
This year we continued to chart the challenges for many people in accessing health and social care and we focussed on the importance of research in understanding the unmet needs of patients.
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