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    NHS England has unveiled plans for an overhaul of the A&E target alongside changes to waiting times for cancer, mental health and planned operations.
  2. News -

    The CCG has now published a ‘You said we did’ update on what they have done/plan to do to improve local health services in response to the feedback they received.
  3. News -

    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.
  4. News -

    With helpful support from Healthwatch, Haringey CCG is changing its sign language provider to LanguageLine.
  5. News -

    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.
  6. News -

    In June, a group of seven of our volunteers visited the North Mid Hospital to look at how easy it is for patients to find their way around.
  7. News -

    North Middlesex Hospital are looking for patients to become Patient Partners and support staff to help improve care at the hospital.
  8. News -

    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.
  9. News -

    Between April to June 2019, Healthwatch England heard over 17,000 people's experiences of using health and social care.
  10. 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.
  11. News -

    At present, waiting lists are too long, too many operations are cancelled (many on the day) and demand for surgery is growing. This is driving the need for change.
  12. News -

    Camden, Islington and Haringey Councils, together with Camden, Islington and Haringey’s Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) want to improve public awareness of cancers and how to detect cancer symptoms early.
  13. News -

    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its latest report on A&E at North Middlesex University Hospital. The unannounced inspection took place in January after the CQC noted a rise in A&E attendances and ambulance handover delays.
  14. News -

    The team at Healthwatch Haringey will continue to take telephone calls so that we can provide you with information and guidance on local health and care services.
  15. News -

    To protect their patients, staff and services, North Middlesex Hospital have introduced new visiting restrictions.
  16. News -

    Whittington Hospital has decided to stop all visitors to patients in adult wards and their emergency department (A&E).
  17. News -

    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.

  18. News -

    During the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic the Whittington NHS Trust had to suspend many of their services. Now they are restarting services in a 'COVID Secure' way.
  19. 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.
  20. News -

    What does the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice?
  21. News -

    Flu is a serious condition that kills thousands and hospitalises thousands more in England each year. Getting coronavirus at the same time means you're more likely to be seriously ill, so vaccination against flu is vital this autumn.
  22. News -

    To ensure the NHS can continue to deliver the best emergency and planned care across north central London during the winter and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, temporary changes to services for children and young people commenced on 28 September.
  23. News -

    With the Covid-19 infection rate increasing, it is vital that Urgent and Emergency Departments, like A&E, do not become overwhelmed and overcrowded.
  24. News -

    Residents and voluntary sector staff shared their views on local health and care services at the virtual public meeting led by North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (NCLCCG) on 19th November.
  25. News -

    Whittington Health NHS Trust brings in temporary changes to keep urgent and emergency services running.
  26. News -

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

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

    We've posted "Join Your Patient Participation Group" leaflets and posters to all Haringey pharmacies and GP practices
  29. 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.
  30. News -

    The NHS is creating a fertility policy for all the boroughs in North Central London, including Haringey. North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (NCL CCG) is seeking your views.
  31. News -

    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.
  32. 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.
  33. News -

    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.
  34. News -

    NHS England and NHS Improvement will be running four workshops as part of its public consultation on updated eligibility criteria for Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS).
  35. News -

    The new Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC), opening in summer 2022, will be located in Wood Green Shopping Centre. It will offer x-ray, ultrasound, ophthalmology services and blood tests to local people.
  36. News -

    Following consultation on a single fertility policy for Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington, North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (NCL CCG) is seeking views on a new draft.
  37. 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.
  38. News -

    Move4You with Tottenham Hotspur's Foundation offers a 12-session guided physical activity programme across Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington to anyone over 18 who has had a cancer diagnosis in the last 5 years.
  39. News -

    On 9 December 2021 Healthwatch Haringey and network members convened at the North Central London (NCL CCG) Engagement Network to discuss two plans impacting Haringey patients.
  40. 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.
  41. News -

    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.
  42. 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.
  43. News -

    The Department of Health and Social Care, together with NHS England and NHS Improvement, have launched a Help Us Help You – Cervical Screening Campaign.
  44. 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.
  45. News -

    Whittington Health NHS Trust is running a consultation until 18 May 2022 on the location of health services in central Haringey. Patients, service users and interested people are invited to share their views.
  46. 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.