1. Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Advice and Information -

    Find out what to do if you have COVID-19 symptoms, where to go for support and how you can help stop the spread.

  2. Would you get vaccinated, Yes or No?

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    Help us to understand more about why local people may or may not take up flu or coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination.

  3. COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know

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    Take a look about what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccination programme including how you will know when it's your turn, where to go, and why it's important.

  4. COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and Myth Busting

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    With information from Professor Sir Terence Stephenson, Chair of the Health Research Authority (the NHS research ethics regulator), we explain how things moved so quickly and why the vaccine is safe.

  5. Information about coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in community languages

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    The NHS have produced some videos about the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in a range of community languages.

  6. Aged over 60? Book your Covid-19 vaccine appointment now

    Advice and Information -

    NHS England invites people who are 60 to 63 years old to have their vaccine

  7. Spanish speakers invited to ask GPs about Covid-19 vaccine at NHS event

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    Participants will have the chance to raise their concerns about the vaccine and to ask questions to a GP and a pharmacist.

  8. A cough for three weeks or more could be a sign of cancer. Just contact your GP practice

    Advice and Information -

    NHS England and NHS Improvement, together with Public Health England, are launching the ‘Help Us, Help You’ lung cancer campaign.

  9. GP Surgery Mystery Shopping - December 2020 – January 2021

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    Earlier this year some of our volunteers carried out a ‘mystery shopping’ exercise, phoning all 38 Haringey GP practices to find out how long it took to reach a staff member.

  10. Join your Patient Participation Group - Pick up a leaflet at your GP or Pharmacy

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    We've posted "Join Your Patient Participation Group" leaflets and posters to all Haringey pharmacies and GP practices

  11. Don't ignore your symptoms - it could be cancer

    Advice and Information -

    Do you have unexplained pain, a lump, weight-loss, a persistent cough or blood in your poo, pee or spit? If so, don’t ignore it.

  12. Is the NHS sharing your data? What you need to know

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    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.

  13. Haringey Patient Participation Groups launch first conference

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    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.

  14. Haringey GP Access report looks into face-to-face, phone and video appointments

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    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.

  15. Locked out: Digitally excluded people’s experiences of remote GP appointments

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    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.

  16. PPG Conference highlights the changes in the NHS and how patients can make their voices heard

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    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.

  17. Guide to ageing well in Haringey developed in partnership with the over 50s

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

  18. Over 50s Covid-19 vaccine survey asks how vaccination service can be improved

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    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.

  19. NHS GP data collection indefinitely postponed

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    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.

  20. Healthwatch Haringey Annual Report 2020/21

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    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.

  21. Healthwatch Haringey wants to hear people's experiences of living with Long COVID

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    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.

  22. Haringey Patient Participation Groups (PPG) Conference Report 2021

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    Healthwatch Haringey hosted an online PPG Conference on Saturday 19 June 2021 from 11am to 2pm, comprising opening and closing sessions, a keynote speaker, and three workshops.

  23. Amplifying Patient Voices - Supporting Patient Participation Groups in Haringey

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    From August 2020 to August 2021 Healthwatch Haringey ran a support programme for Patient Participation Groups. This report will be useful to anyone working in patient engagement or joining, starting up or running a PPG.

  24. GP Access this Winter

    Advice and Information -

    The COVID-19 pandemic means that GP practices in Haringey are busier than ever, with many providing 15-30% more appointments than before the pandemic. Find out more about GP access this Winter.

  25. Stay well this winter

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    Staying well this winter has never been more important. Cold weather and viruses can make you unwell.

  26. Accessing NHS services this winter - Survey launched by North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (NCL CCG)

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    London Metropolitan University in partnership with the NHS has launched a survey "Looking after your health and accessing NHS services" for North London residents.