Whittington Health provides a wide range of hospital and community-based health care services for Haringey and Islington residents. Each year, the Trust reviews its work and thinks about how to improve the experience of people using these services, and their carers.

We would like to invite you to share your experiences of Whittington Health’s services and to give your suggestions for improving quality.

• Everyone is welcome.
• We would particularly like to encourage organisations or individuals who are supporting vulnerable residents across Haringey and Islington. This is a chance to improve equity of access as well as the quality of services.
• The Whittington Health Chief Executive, Siobhan Harrington, and members of her team will attend.
• We will hear about progress made against the equality targets that Whittington Health set last year, and consider what areas need extra attention in the coming year.

To book a place email Jo Salter at info@healthwatchharingey.org.uk or call 020 8888 0579.

If you’d like to share a view but can’t attend, you can use the same contact details. Haringey residents who want to give a view on community-based health services can also visit: www.healthwatchharingey.org.uk/content/speak-out

The Education Centre is behind the hospital, close to the A&E department.

What’s it about?
This workshop will look at the best ways to develop community services across North London, so that they are available when you need them, including at weekends.

Why is it happening?
NHS organisations and local councils across North London want to help people stay out of hospital where possible. If you do need to be in hospital, they want you to get home as quickly and safely as possible. To do this, they must provide good, reliable community services to support you at home.

What will the workshop cover?
It will look at what happening now, based on the experience of current patients. It will look at what needs to be made better, what needs to be simpler, and what needs to be more joined up. It will explore your ideas on what new services might be needed, and where money could be saved by being more efficient.

What is ‘Co-design’?
Co-design is where people who use health and care services work with those who provide them, giving an equal voice to everyone. The workshop will give plenty of time to share experience and ideas. It will be run in a way that makes it easy for you to join in. 

Who is running it?
The workshop is organised by local Healthwatch working together with the North London Partners in Health and Care.

Lunch will be provided.

For more information contact:
Frances Hasler or Carl Mills at Healthwatch Camden.
Email info@healthwatchcamden.co.uk
Telephone 020 7383 2402
Text message to 07717 547 614

Practical information

Travel: Nearest Underground is Camden Town. Many buses pass close to Arlington Road. Parking for Blue Badge holders is available, contact the centre for details.

Expenses: Patients/service users and carers can claim travel expenses from Healthwatch Camden. If you need to claim any other expenses, please ask about these in advance.

Access: The Arlington Centre has wheelchair access and an induction loop, and welcomes guide dogs. A BSL interpreter and speech to text reporter have been booked. Please let us know by 14 November if you will require BSL or STTR; if they are not required we can cancel the booking, to free them for other work. If you have other access needs please let us know.

We know that you want services that work for you, your friends and family. That’s why we want you to share your experiences of using health and care services with us.

We use your experiences to encourage those who run services to act on what matters to you.

We'll be at Tottenham Town Hall on Wednesday 27th September 2017, come and talk to us. It Starts With You!

What’s happening? 
Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Haringey Council want children and young people in Haringey to have easy access to high quality speech and language and communication support, when they need it. 

To make sure this is happening, they are planning to review current services model and existing support. This includes supporting children from birth, at all levels of need. 

This will be your opportunity for local people to change the things that matter to them.

Who should attend? 
Anyone who has an interest in speech, language and communication who lives or works in Haringey. Haringey CCG are keen to hear from families and from professionals working with children and young people in Haringey. 

Book a place 
Please contact Amanda Jefferson by Friday 7th July 2017:

Email HARCCG.Info@nhs.net

Call 020 3688 2704 

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust are reviewing the way they deliver their services. This may change where and how you receive your care. Before this happens we are holding an event to let you know more about this and to listen to your views.

To find out more or to let us know if you are attending:
Healthwatch Haringey - info@healthwatchharingey.org.uk
HAIL - admin@hailltd.org
Telephone - 020 8888 0579

Activities, courses and events for children and young people in Haringey

It's Dignity Action Day - Everybody receiving care deserves to be treated with respect and dignity at all times

Talks, stalls and information...
FREE drop-in 'Stay Well This Winter' event for people in Haringey.

• Free NHS Health Checks*
• Free information and advice
• Speakers
• Stalls
• Free Raffle
• Entertainment
• Free refreshments and snacks

*To complete a health check you need to be a resident of Haringey, aged 40-74 years and not currently taking any medication for blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes.

World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day, held for the first time in 1988.

Carers Rights Day 2016 is Friday 25 November. This year's theme is: Missing out? Know your rights as a carer.

Each year Carers UK hold Carers Rights Day to bring organisations across the UK together to help carers in their local community know their rights and find out how to get the help and support they are entitled to.

If you are caring for someone at the moment and would like to find out more about your rights and how to get help, click here.

If you are a carer livin in Haringey and you need help or support contact Haringey Carers Support Project:

Telephone: 020 8275 6550
Email: admin@hailltd.org
Visit: www www.hailltd.org

The theme of World Diabetes Day 2016 is Eyes on Diabetes. The year's activities and materials will focus on promoting the importance of screening to ensure early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and treatment to reduce the risk of serious complications.

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust is launching a new service to support children and young people who may be experiencing emotional difficulties. The service, named ‘CHOICES’, is a free and confidential service for children and young people in Haringey.

If you’re unable to make the launch but would like to get in touch with the team call 020 8702 3405 or visit the CHOICES website www.haringeychoices.org to complete the online form.

Haringey Advice Partnership will be running a series of information, advice and guidance days at various venues in Haringey between Monday 24th and Thursday 26th October. The events are open to anyone living in Haringey. If you are in need of information, advice and guidance on anything from healthcare or debt to benefits or housing (and much more) then go along to one of the events:

Join Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for lunch and to find out more about the work they do around Haringey’s health services at their annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday 28 July, 12:15pm - 1:45pm, at the Cypriot Centre, Earlham Grove, Wood Green, N22 5HJ.

They will be presenting their annual report and accounts and you’ll have the opportunity to ask them questions about their work.

There’ll be a special talk too from Dr William Bird MBE - advocate of building active communities and creator of numerous high profile walking campaigns - about how we can increase physical activity to improve local health.

See link for more information http://bit.ly/21lZXfE

North Midd - Your Hospital, Your Say...

22/06/2016

HAIL is hosting an event for Carers Week on Wednesday 8th June 2016 , this years theme is "Carer Friendly Communities"...

Afternoon 12pm to 4pm
Carers Information Day

• Stalls packed with information of great interest and value to carers.

• Presentation from the London Borough of Haringey on the future commissioning of care of services.

Evening 4pm to 7pm
Summer Pimms and Pampering in the Courtyard.

• A summer event to say thanks to all carers and provide an opportunity to try out some alternative therapies like reiki, music therapy...

• A chance for partner organisations to meet staff and carers.

Talks, stalls and information.
A FREE drop-in event for people
in Haringey.

Everybody who lives in Haringey is welcome, come along for the whole day or pop in at any time. Refreshments will be available all day.

This event will be opened by David Lammy, MP for Tottenham.

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust (BEHMHT) want local service users, carers and community organisations to help ‘grade’ how well it delivers equalities. This workshop, organised by Healthwatch Haringey, will give you the opportunity to check how well BEHMHT meet equality requirements, and award them a grade. You will also review their equality objectives to help improve the services they provide to local communities.

To book a place please contact:
020 8888 0579
info@healthwatchharingey.org.uk

If you have any particular needs, including interpreters, please let us know.

The Turkish Cypriot Community Association is hosting a Health Day at Gladesmere Community School, where they will provide free health care checks to all Turkish and Kurdish people living in Haringey. There will be talks on health topics, advice and health information stalls. Healthwatch Haringey will be in attendance.

For more information contact Selcan:
Tel: 020 8826 1081
Email: selcan@tcca.org

Are you an unpaid Carer living in Haringey?

Do you look after an adult who has dementia or an adult or child with a physical, mental health or learning disability?

Do you want to meet other Carers and feedback your ideas and experiences of using local services?

Come along and get involved.

For more information email admin@hailltd.org or call 020 8275 6550 / 07525 260 776

Following the success of the 'Let’s talk about loneliness and the community' event in September, Haringey CCG has joined forces again with the Haringey Forum for Older People to host the 'Let’s talk about…leaving hospital' event. The event will explore the issues around older people leaving hospital and the support available to them at home or in the community once they’ve been discharged. Visitors will also get the chance to find out more about the local support services available to them. This event is primarily aimed at older people (over 65s), carers and community or voluntary organisations that work with older people, however anyone is welcome to attend.

RSVP contact: 020 3688 2729 / info@haringeyccg.nhs.uk

World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day, held for the first time in 1988.

Over 100,000 people are living with HIV in the UK. Globally there are an estimated 34 million people who have the virus. Despite the virus only being identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.

Today, scientific advances have been made in HIV treatment, there are laws to protect people living with HIV and we understand so much more about the condition. Despite this, each year in the UK around 6,000 people are diagnosed with HIV, people do not know the facts about how to protect themselves and others, and stigma and discrimination remain a reality for many people living with the condition.

Saturday 10 October is World Mental Health Day, hosted by the World Federation of Mental Health. To help mark the occasion, they are raising awareness of what can be done to ensure that people with mental health problems can live with dignity.

Expect workshops and information about wellbeing and mental health in Haringey, as well as music, food, drink and a warm welcome. For more information please contact Sereena@haringey-play.org.uk

Come and talk about Mental Health with representatives from HAIL (Haringey Association for Independent Living) and Healthwatch Haringey.