News and reports

The five Healthwatch within North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington) have launched a survey to explore local people's experiences of living with Long COVID.

The research was done in two phases. We found that vaccine hesitancy was higher in younger age groups but all groups had concerns about vaccine safety.

If ever there was a need for the voices of patients, service users and the public to be heard it was in 2020/21, and in this report you will read about the ways in which we worked in this testing period.

A formal announcement from NHS Digital puts an end to the 1 September deadline and clarifies that GP patient data collection will only now begin when strict new criteria have been met.

The vaccine rollout was done very quickly in the first half of the year and NHS England are keen to learn lessons, improve services, and make it easier and more convenient for people to have the vaccine.

Five health services and two councils in Enfield and Haringey launch the guide, with useful tips and contacts for keeping fit and healthy.

Healthwatch Haringey hosted the first pan-Haringey Patient Participation Group (PPG) Conference on 19 June. It featured workshops on the changing face of primary care, running a PPG, and what's available in the voluntary and community sector.

Healthwatch England finds the move to more digitally-led healthcare has worked well for some but excluded others over the past year. The report explores how people have been excluded and what needs to happen to get the care they need.

Providing GP services over the phone and online through the internet has had a big impact on patients’ ability to contact their surgeries and their relationships with GPs.

Public Health England and Faiths Forum London invite you to a series of reflection events to mark one year since the publication of "Beyond the data: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups"

Patients' voices will be heard loud and clear on Saturday 19th June as residents of Haringey meet to say what they think about the changing face of primary care.

A number of national media reports and social media posts are claiming that your personal health data will be shared if you don't opt out now. This is clearly worrying, but it is not entirely true.