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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.Report -
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.Advice and Information -
NHS England invites people who are 60 to 63 years old to have their vaccineNews -
We've posted "Join Your Patient Participation Group" leaflets and posters to all Haringey pharmacies and GP practicesAdvice and Information -
Staying well this winter has never been more important. Cold weather and viruses can make you unwell.News -
Haringey Borough Partnership, which includes the NHS, Haringey Council, Local voluntary and community services released a statement and information on services available to deal with the Omicron variant in Haringey.News -
Haringey Health and Wellbeing Board is seeking your views to help them develop services in the future.News -
The Living Through Lockdown Report (August 2020) was a summary of issues and concerns experienced by Adult Social Care service users and carers during the 2020 lockdown in Haringey. The Council has responded to its recommendations.Advice and Information -
Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.Advice and Information -
For new arrivals to the UK it can be confusing where to go if you need medical help. Here we outline your rights as a refugee, where you can access emergency help and how to register for a GP.Advice and Information -
The NHS will be rolling out the newly developed, bivalent COVID-19 vaccine from September.Advice and Information -
The scheme replaced the minor ailments scheme which allows certain patients to receive free medications from six pharmacies in Haringey.Advice and Information -
Information from North Central London Integtrated Care Board (NCL ICB) on how to look after yourself this winter.Advice and Information -
The scheme replaced the minor ailments scheme which allows certain patients to receive free medications from 15 pharmacies in Haringey.Report -
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.Advice and Information -
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.
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Healthwatch Haringey took part in the national research on the benefits and challenges of pharmacy care.Advice and Information -
People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.News -
On 12th March, we ran an event bringing together service users and representatives from local community organisations to discuss and grade Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust’s performance on fairness and equality for all service users.News -
With helpful support from Healthwatch, Haringey CCG is changing its sign language provider to LanguageLine.News -
This interim report focuses on people who are cared for in segregation on a learning disability ward or a mental health ward for children and young people.News -
With over 30,000 Turkish and Kurdish residents living across the two boroughs, Haringey and Enfield Councils want to better understand the communities’ current participation in physical activity and sport.News -
Haringey Council and Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have both been awarded additional funding to assist people who are homeless or rough sleeping in the borough this winter.Report -
COVID-19 has impacted many people’s health, income, job security and social interactions. This report explores the impact on Turkish and Kurdish communities, looking at the social and economic barriers, and health inequalities during lockdown.News -
We are working in partnership with local LGBTQI+ organisation – ‘Wise Thoughts’, to carry out a health needs assessment of LGBTQI+ people living in Haringey.Advice and Information -
COVID-19 poses a unique challenge for health and social care professionals when talking to someone with hearing loss. Here are some important tips to help you communicate effectively.Advice and Information -
North London Central Clinical Commissioning Group (NCL CCG) and Healthwatch invite deaf users of sign language to attend an information session on Covid-19 vaccinationAdvice and Information -
Participants will have the chance to raise their concerns about the vaccine and to ask questions to a GP and a pharmacist.
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A series of pop-up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics will be taking place across Haringey over the coming weeks.News -
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.News -
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.Report -
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.News -
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"News -
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.News -
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.News -
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.Report -
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.News -
Haringey’s Severe and Complex Autism and Learning Disability (SCALD) Reference Group worked tirelessly to help bring about the opening of the Chad Gordon Autism Campus.News -
Following a joint SEND inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Haringey has been required to produce a ‘Written Statement of Action’ to show how they will address three areas of significant weakness.Report -
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.News -
On 10 November 2021, Healthwatch Haringey hosted a special meeting to get feedback from parents and carers following a recent inspection.News -
Dr Will Maimaris explains how vaccines can protect you against the Omicron variant of Covid-19 with subtitles in Bulgarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Turkish.News -
A group of prominent health and community leaders have made a joint pledge, in an effort to increase the take up vaccinations across their black communities.Advice and Information -
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.Report -
Between November 2021 and January 2022, Healthwatch Haringey completed a stocktake of all 40 GP practices in Haringey, reviewing their phone lines/systems and websites.News -
North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group consulted people on a draft single fertility policy for the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington between November 2021 and February 2022. The report sets out what people said.Advice and Information -
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.
