Events

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.

A day for secondary schools to book in their students to attend the Wellbeing Tours with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. The tours have been co-designed by young people and professionals as part of the State of Play project – aiming to raise mental health awareness and challenge mental health stigma through sport. For more information please contact Nick.Barnes@beh-mht.nhs.uk

Free screenings of films including Donnie Darko and Silver Linings Playbook. For more information please contact gavin.eastley@haringey.gov.uk

Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is an NHS organisation, led by local GPs, and is responsible for planning and developing health services for Haringey residents. They are holding a public meeting to give people an opportunity to hear about their work and ask questions. Everyone in Haringey is welcome to attend.

Light refreshments will be available.

The venue is accessible for disabled participants.

For more information, please visit
www.haringeyccg.nhs.uk
or contact us on info@haringeyccg.nhs.uk
or 020 3688 2729 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).

This event is for mental health focused community and voluntary organisations working with children and young people.

2015 LPA Assist Clinics by Dementia Partners

The Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) Assist Clinic provides free LPA Assist clinics to members of local charities and patients at local GP surgeries, Tottenham, every month.  The free LPA clinics are available to adults with a care package or adults with medical problems (including cognitive impairment).

       Monthly Dates:

1. Thursday 13 August 2015 9.00am to 4.00pm (12 noon till 1pm is reserved for a drop in session for general advice)
2. Thursday 17 September 2015 9.00am to 4.00pm (12 noon till 1pm is reserved for a drop in session for general advice)

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ASSISTANCE: We do not provide any legal advice.  Our remit is to assist you to complete LPA forms in the clinic and guide you on how to get the required signatures and registration of the LPA. Please be aware of this when making contact with clinics. Please refer to free guidance notes about ‘what is a LPA’ available from Alzheimer’s Society.  Two slots will need to be booked for two types of LPA needed.

How to make an appointment

Please ask your local charity to contact Reeta Ram by email or telephone on 0800 0238 422 to book a space on our waiting list. You can also contact us directly to be added to the waiting list. 

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.

Good Innovation is working with Haringey Council to deliver a series of workshops looking at new ways to deliver adult care and support in Haringey in the future.  
 
As part of this process Haringey Council are keen to hear from local people about what they like and dislike about current services in Haringey and what could be done differently and better.
 
Good Innovation are running three workshops to hear contributions and ideas from local people. These workshops will divided by theme:

• On Thursday 13^th August between 10.30 – 12.30 we’ll be focusing on day opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
• On Thursday 13^th August between 2.30 – 4.30 we’ll be focusing on day opportunities for older people and those with dementia.  
• On Friday 14^th August between 10.00 – 12.00 we’ll be focusing on supported living. 

2015 LPA Assist Clinics by Dementia Partners

The Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) Assist Clinic provides free LPA Assist clinics to members of local charities and patients at local GP surgeries, Tottenham, every month.  The free LPA clinics are available to adults with a care package or adults with medical problems (including cognitive impairment).

       Monthly Dates:

1. Thursday 13 August 2015 9.00am to 4.00pm (12 noon till 1pm is reserved for a drop in session for general advice)
2. Thursday 17 September 2015 9.00am to 4.00pm (12 noon till 1pm is reserved for a drop in session for general advice)

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ASSISTANCE: We do not provide any legal advice.  Our remit is to assist you to complete LPA forms in the clinic and guide you on how to get the required signatures and registration of the LPA. Please be aware of this when making contact with clinics. Please refer to free guidance notes about ‘what is a LPA’ available from Alzheimer’s Society.  Two slots will need to be booked for two types of LPA needed.

How to make an appointment

Please ask your local charity to contact Reeta Ram by email or telephone on 0800 0238 422 to book a space on our waiting list. You can also contact us directly to be added to the waiting list. 

Would you like to know more about Lasting Power of Attorney or Advance Decisions?

Then please go along to this free event where you will hear a short talk and have the opportunity to put your questions to one of the experts from Compassion in Dying.

An advance decision is a statement that lets your doctor know what your wishes are if, in the future, you are unable to make a decision about your healthcare.

A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal way to give someone power to make decisions about your health and social care when you are no longer able to make decisions for yourself

Would you like to know more?

Please book your place by calling Joanna on 020 3688 2864 or email joanna.georgiades@enfieldccg.nhs.uk 

Places are free but will be given on a first come first served basis.

This event has been organised jointly by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Clinical Commissioning Groups.

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.

This year the focus is on building 'Carer Friendly Communities'. Communities which support carers to look after their loved ones well, while recognising that they are individuals with needs of their own.

Haringey events

Carers Week hot spot
Wood Green Central Library
187-197A High Road, London N22 6XD
Tuesday 9th June 2015
10am to 4 pm

HAIL (Haringey Association for Independent Living) and Healthwatch Haringey will be stationed outside Wood Green Central Library from 10am to 4pm. If you are a carer and have any free time, come along and talk to us. Local peole can also find out more about what being a carer means.

Carers Matter Event
Tottenham Town Hall
Town Hall Approach Road, London N15 4RY
Thursday 11th June
4pm to 6pm

All carers, whatever the disability of the person they care for, are invited to attend this event. There will be food and drinks. Please RSVP by Friday 5th June. Call 020 8275 6550 or email admin@hailltd.org

Go along to the Better Care for Haringey community event on Thursday 4 June, 10:00am - 1:00pm at the Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, London N15 4JA (view map here) and find out how your feedback has helped Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), in partnership with Haringey Council, invest in new and improved services that will make care more joined up for people in Haringey.

• Learn more about the Better Care Fund
• Discover new services to improve your health and wellbeing.
• Take part in interactive activities.

All welcome - Haringey residents and members of voluntary and community associations. Light lunch will be provided.

View the event programme here.

The Better Care Fund is a joint fund which has been created between Haringey Council and Haringey CCG. The money will be spent on improving the ways health services and social care services work together, starting with services for older people (over 65) and people with long term health conditions.

Meet Harry Gray*, a local resident who will benefit from services supported by the Better Care Fund.

• 75 year old widower.
• Has several health conditions including breathing difficulties, dementia and depression. He has also had a number of falls. 
• Visited A&E 32 times in the last year. Got admitted ten times.
• Cared for by his daughter.

How the Better Care Fund will change Harry’s life

The Better Care Fund will:
• provide a personalised care co-ordinator to support Harry to access the right local health and care services including bereavement counselling.
• help him get more involved in community activities to reduce loneliness, via the Neighbourhood Connect service.
• provide at home support services to help him regain his confidence and independence, plus prevent further falls and reduce hospital visits.
• support Harry’s daughter so that she is better able to care for him. 
• make sure all the professionals involved in Harry’s care are fully informed about his case to deliver a seamless service for him.

Read more about the Better Care Fund here.

Please call 020 3688 2729 or email info@haringeyccg.nhs.uk to book a place at this event.

*Harry Gray is based on a real person in Haringey, however his name has been changed.

On Wednesday 13th May Mind in Haringey will be celebrating Mental Health Week 2015 by offering a selection of taster workshops on mindfulness and mindful practices including Relaxation Meditation, Reike, Indian Head Massage, Emotional Freedom Technique and Laughter Yoga.

Sessions will take place between 12pm - 4pm and light refreshments will be available.

For more information please contact:

dave.forrest@mih.org.uk

pritty.rana@mih.org.uk

lynette@mih.org.uk

Every year, between 11-17 May, we help to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues.

This year the theme is Mindfulness.

Want to know all about Mindfulness and how you can get involved with Mental Health Awareness Week 2015? Find out everything you need to know by using the Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) website.

NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in north central London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington) are working to improve the local NHS 111 service. This includes joining up the NHS 111 service and the GP out-of-hours services to enable them to work better. They want to improve patients’ experience of using and accessing urgent care services, making sure they receive the best care, from the best person, in the right place, at the right time.

NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in north central London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington) are working to improve the local NHS 111 service. This includes joining up the NHS 111 service and the GP out-of-hours services to enable them to work better. They want to improve patients’ experience of using and accessing urgent care services, making sure they receive the best care, from the best person, in the right place, at the right time.

Improving GP Patient Participation in Haringey:
A networking event for local Patient Participation Groups (PPGs)

In September 2014 the Healthwatch Haringey Board met with a number of Haringey Patient Participation Group (PPG) members. In response to requests made by the PPG members who attended that meeting we are now holding a follow up event to:

• reach a larger cross section of those involved in Haringey PPGs
• better understand how PPGs can contribute to improving GP services
• share good practice and learn from each other
• explore the interest in setting up a Haringey PPG Network

Please RSVP with your name and contact details by Friday 3April 2015
Email: info@healthwatchharingey.org.uk
Telephone: 020 8888 0579

If you have any dietary requirements please let us know.

The Turkish Cypriot Community Association is in central Haringey (8 minutes walk from Turnpike Lane tube station) and close to bus routes 91, 141 and 41.

If you would like more information please contact us.  

Light refreshments will be provided

This conference is for all staff working in Healthcare.
This event will build on the work carried out at Whittington Health in developing 'The Compassion Model', by showcasing evidence-based methods of supporting and enhancing the quality and level of compassion in healthcare staff. It aims to leave you inspired and confident in maintaining your compassion and that of your staff while facing the ongoing challenges of the modern healthcare environment.

Speakers include:

Dame Christine Beasley – Chair of health education north central and east London
Sue Minto – Director of Childline
Dr Mary Welford – Chair of the compassionate mind foundation
Vanessa Lodge  - Director of nursing north central and east London NHS England

There are great opportunities throughout the day to get involved in interactive sessions such as a live Schwartz round, compassionate supervision and personal resilience training. The event will feature a panel of service-users to share their experiences, some of whom will be doing so through accomplished spoken-word performances.

http://youtu.be/fAkd0tf1zXo (1min promo video)

http://bit.ly/compassionatehealthcare (link to eventbrite invitation page)

For more information contact:

Michael Clift, Practice Development Nurse
Email: michael.clift@nhs.net
Tel: 020 7288 5017

Rai Gallo, Leadership Coach
Eamil: raimondo.gallo@nhs.net
Tel: 020 7288 5190

Join people across the UK to walk a mile for World Cancer Day on Feb 4th 2015!

Unite with people from all over the UK and Walk A Mile on February 4th for World Cancer Day! Whether you do it throughout the day at work with your colleagues, out walking the dog with your family, or simply on your own or with friends, Cancer Research UK are inviting people to walk just one mile on February 4th,

Join us to help set up a new Haringey Carers’ group to give local Carers’ a voice.

Find out how the Care Act (2014) could affect your rights.

RSVP by 23.01.15
info@healthwatchharingey.org.uk
or 020 8888 0579

Haringey Disability First Consortium (HDFC) will be holding its annual event for the UN day with a presentation from Healthwatch Haringey. More information will be available soon.

3rd December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 3 December be observed every year as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The Day was initially proclaimed to commemorate the anniversary of the General Assembly's adoption of the World Programme of Action concerning Persons with Disabilities to promote understanding about disability issues and to increase awareness from the integration of disabled persons in every aspect of political, social economic and cultural life.

Haringey Disability First Consortium (HDFC) will be holding its annual event for the UN day with a presentation from Healthwatch Haringey. More information will be available soon.

WHO ARE abandofbrothers?
We are an innovative charity using rites of passage mentoring to support young men in our community who are facing significant challenges in their lives.

LAUNCHING IN HARINGEY AREA
After achieving amazing results in Brighton, Eastbourne and Crawley we have received funding to work in this area. We are looking for men over 25 to join our multicultural community-building team
as mentors.

WHAT WILL I RECEIVE?
You will get world class training and personal development and feel a part of something amazing. You may also make a real difference to a young man’s life.

OPEN EVENING
Tuesday 2nd Dec
6:30pm—9:00pm
The Pavilion
Zenith House
69 Lawrence Rd
N15 4EY