1. ‘Are you a carer?’ Event Report

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    Our October 2014 consultation considering a refresh of Haringey’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy had identified a perceived priority for the borough around support for carers, so we ran an event to explore this.

  2. Co-designing 7-day Community Services Event

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    We need to have 7-day community services so that people can be helped to live well at home, to stay out of hospital and to get out of hospital faster.

  3. NHS Long Term Plan – Tell us what you would do

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    The NHS is developing their Long Term Plan for the next 10 years. We want to hear your views so we can inform how services are delivered in the future.

  4. NHS Long Term Plan - What would you do?

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    During April and May 2019 Healthwatch Haringey spoke to 113 local residents about their experiences of health and care services and what they thought about the potential future developments detailed in the NHS Long Term Plan.

  5. Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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

  6. Seven pieces of information that you should expect to receive after being diagnosed with dementia

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    Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis

  7. Living Through Lockdown

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    Lessons from Haringey’s most vulnerable service users. This report is a summary of issues and concerns experienced by Haringey adult social care service users and carers during the lockdown. Suggestions for service improvements are also presented.

  8. COVID-19: What you need to know when visiting a care home

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    What does the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice?

  9. Haringey residents over 50, are your health needs being met?

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    Over 50s Health Needs Assessment asks how well Haringey people can access health services.

  10. 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.

  11. The Accessible Information Standard – what you can expect from services

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    The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide NHS or adult social care. Here’s some key information about the accessible communications you should expect from services.

  12. What is adult social care?

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    Do you or a loved one need help with social care? Read the article below and find out answers to key questions about who can access adult social care and how to pay for it.

  13. Someone I love has died - where can I find support?

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    Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.

  14. Comment on the Haringey Safeguarding Adults Strategy 2023-2028

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    Haringey Council’s current Safeguarding Adults Strategy came to an end in 2022 and the Council is now consulting on a new plan for the next 5 years.

  15. Ageing well in the west

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    Your opportunity to help shape health services for older people experiencing 'mild frailty' in the west of Haringey.

  16. New online service for carers in Haringey

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    Working in partnership with Haringey Council, Mobilise will provide residents in Haringey who are caring for someone access to online support.

  17. Care Home Complaints

    Advice and Information -

    Practical help you can use to make a complaint about a care home.

  18. London Ambulance Service (LAS) Complaints

    Advice and Information -

    If you are unhappy about London Ambulance Service you can make a complaint.

  19. Complaints about Healthwatch Haringey

    Advice and Information -

    If you would like to make a complaint about Healthwatch Haringey please read the information below.

  20. Complaining about North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

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    Making a complaint is one way that helps organisations to learn lessons from their mistakes and to prevent them from happening to anyone else.

  21. People regret not raising concerns about their care

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    Research by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows that many people have had concerns about their care, but never raised them. Over half of the people asked said they regretted not doing so.

  22. Healthwatch Haringey Annual Report 2018-2019

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    This has been yet another eventful year for Healthwatch Haringey – but an exciting one as we continued to speak up for people who use health and social care services of all kinds. Read our 2018-2019 Annual Report.

  23. Survey reveals progress at North Middlesex University Hospital, but some services still need improvement

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    The North Mid’s latest patient survey results show progress is being made but not all of the improvements in operational and clinical performance have been felt by patients.

  24. Healthwatch Haringey Annual Report 2019/20

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    Healthwatch Haringey continued to make sure the patient voice was load and clear this year through all the changes we faced, including the abolition of Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group and the challenge of Covid-19.

  25. LGBTQI+ Health Needs Assessment - Tell us about your experience

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    We are working in partnership with local LGBTQI+ organisation – ‘Wise Thoughts’, to carry out a health needs assessment of LGBTQI+ people living in Haringey.

  26. Getting the most out of the virtual health and care experience

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    Working with National Voices, Traverse, and PPL, Healthwatch England put together some tips on how to get the most out of the virtual health and care appointments both for patients and health and care professionals.

  27. Bring your voice to NHS specialised services

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    NHS England and NHS Improvement is recruiting to a range of Patient Public Voice (PPV) partner roles on groups with responsibility for the commissioning of specialised services.

  28. 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.

  29. 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.

  30. Public Voice and Healthwatch Haringey expand roles in Haringey Advice Partnership

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    The Haringey Advice Partnership (HAP) is a project led by Citizens Advice Haringey to ensure that people living in Haringey receive the right kind of information, advice and guidance when they need it.

  31. Partnership board for vulnerable residents’ challenges Haringey Council on its LTN exemptions

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    In December 2021 Haringey Council agreed that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) would be introduced. The Adult Social Care Joint Partnership Board have challenged the lack of exemptions relating to this for those most vulnerable.

  32. Haringey Advice Partnership relaunched

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    Haringey Advice partnership, HAP, is set to relaunch its services at the beginning of October with our partners Vibrance and Citizens Advice.

  33. Progress on Long COVID treatments following Healthwatch reports in North Central London

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    Following our investigation into local people’s experiences of Long COVID, treatment has been improved so that more support is available and more quickly.

  34. Haringey Advice Partnership near you

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    Public Voice staff are out and about in Haringey doing regular drop-in sessions for local people seeking advice.

  35. Healthwatch Haringey Annual Report 2022/23

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    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.

  36. NHS announces new process for primary care complaints

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    How you make a complaint about primary care services is changing on 1 July 2023. From 1 July 2023 the way members of the public make a complaint about primary care services to the commissioner is changing.

  37. British Social Attitudes survey reveals dissatisfaction with NHS

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    Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes survey (BSA) published by The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust.

  38. Haringey Advice Partnership - Supporting residents on housing, health and migration

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    Haringey Advice Partnership (HAP) has been supporting vulnerable residents with a variety of needs, from general information, advice and guidance to more complex cases.