News and reports

In this report we look at patient use of digital booking systems in GP surgeries and other NHS settings, such as online booking for blood tests.

We looked at pupils’ views and attitudes towards vaping across several schools within the London Borough of Haringey.

Understanding community knowledge and barriers to its use

This year we continue to reflect the concerns of our Haringey community around health and social care, taking account of the specific needs of the community, and the diversity, differences and variety in the borough.

This report shines a light on the different forms and models of caring for elderly loved ones in Haringey, from care at home to supported living and care homes.

Healthwatch Haringey wanted to explore what was needed to achieve improvements in patient access to GPs. We were keen to understand the specific challenges and then consider some recommendations which fit with the reality of GP services.

This report sets out the experiences of people living with sickle cell in Haringey and the challenges they face around accessing benefits and services. The research was commissioned by and delivered with the Haringey Advice Partnership, a service led by Citizens Advice Haringey that provides information, advice and guidance to Haringey residents.

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.

As Haringey previously had one of the highest stillbirth rates in England, North Central London NHS asked Healthwatch Haringey to look into inequalities in health and care provision.

This report summarises the community feedback from workshops carried out by Healthwatch Haringey on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust. The new Integrated Health Hub was due to open in Wood Green, Haringey in 2025. Unfortunately the Hub has now been cancelled.

Young people were heavily impacted by COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns from 2020 to 2022, experiencing disruption to schooling and education and uncertainty over exams and results. We explored these issues by looking at the impact of COVID-19 and lockdowns on the mental health and wellbeing of young people in Haringey. During 2022 we followed up our first report, which was based solely on online surveys, with qualitative research.

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.