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A Day in the Life of a Social Prescriber

Andrea is a ‘Link Worker - Social Prescriber’ at JS Medical Practice and St Ann’s Road Surgery in Tottenham. She has worked in Social Prescribing since 2015.

16 October 2020

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Healthwatch Haringey seeks young peoples' views on mental health and Covid-19

Survey launched to discover how Covid-19 and lockdown has impacted the wellbeing and mental health of young people aged 14-25 and living in Haringey.

16 October 2020

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NHS urges flu vaccinations for those at risk

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...

25 September 2020

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Update on the new NHS COVID-19 app

In August the NHS released a revamped COVID-19 contact-tracing app for testing. Healthwatch England looked at how it addresses the concerns people have when it comes to their data privacy and security.

23 September 2020

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Healthwatch Haringey Annual Report 2019/20

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.

2 September 2020

Living Through Lockdown

Living Through Lockdown

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

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Join the Haringey Transition Reference Group

The transition reference group welcomes new members who have children transitioning in to adult services in the next few years and those whose children have recently transitioned.

14 October 2020

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Temporary changes to children and young people’s NHS services across north central London

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.

30 September 2020

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What you need to know when visiting a care home - New guidance for COVID-19 awaited

The government will be updating guidance on visiting care homes "shortly". The guidance will be updated as the risk posed by coronavirus continues to change.

23 September 2020

Latest reports and publications

Close up image of Healthwatch England's annual report for 2017/18

Healthwatch Haringey Annual Report 2019/20

2 September 2020

Healthwatch Haringey continued to make sure the patient voice was...

Man smiling with his two young children

Amaze report calls for improvements to SEND parent and carer engagement

The report was commissioned by Haringey Council and Contact. It...

Living Through Lockdown

Living Through Lockdown

Lessons from Haringey’s most vulnerable service users. This report is...

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Understanding the impact of Covid-19 on Turkish/Kurdish communities in Haringey

Covid-19 has impacted many people’s health, income, job security and...

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