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This report and the research which informed its findings was done as part of a programme of engagement on the North London Partners Urgent and Emergency Care programme in collaboration with five local Healthwatch in the North London area.Report -
This report outlines the discharge experiences of 66 individuals living in Enfield or Haringey.Report -
Our October 2014 consultation considering a refresh of Haringey’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy had identified a perceived priority for the borough around support for carers, so we ran an event to explore this.Report -
Views from Black and Minority Ethnic respondents in North Central London.Report -
We need to have 7-day community services so that people can be helped to live well at home, to stay out of hospital and to get out of hospital faster.Report -
This report summarises a year-long programme of engagement undertaken in 2017/18 by the five local Healthwatch in the North London Partners area.Report -
Reviewing and assessing the meaningful activities planned for the residents and obtain feedback from the residents.Report -
This was an announced Enter and View visit as part of a planned strategy to look at several acute mental health wards provided by the Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust, to obtain a good idea of the quality of care provided.Report -
The aim of this Enter and View visit was to find out about type of care provided by the home.Report -
North London Partners in Health and Care are currently reviewing the way in which planned operations for bones and joints, such as hip and knee replacements, are delivered.Report -
In January 2018, Healthwatch Enfield engaged with more than 600 individuals attending the Accident and Emergency department at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust to build an understanding of routes to A&E.Report -
Over the past year 1456 people told us what matters most to them about health and social care, helping us to inform services about the improvements that people would like to see.Report -
Read about the findings from our review of Insight Platform, the drug and alcohol support service for families and young people in Haringey.Report -
In July 2018, we held two events – one in Wood Green and one in Tottenham – for North Middlesex Hospital patients and Haringey residents to come and share their thoughts on what direction North Mid might take in future.Report -
This report deals with access to GP services in the Tottenham Hale area of Haringey and in doing so also includes comparative information relating to GP access in the four area collaboratives and in Haringey as a whole.Report -
In January 2015 Healthwatch Haringey produced a report on GP surgeries in Haringey which highlighted areas of strength and areas for improvement.Report -
This has been yet another eventful year for Healthwatch Haringey – but an exciting one as we continued to speak up for people who use health and social care services of all kinds. Read our 2018-2019 Annual Report.Report -
We surveyed Haringey care home managers and asked how care homes are coping with Covid-19. Do they feel supported and can they access the basics they need to provide a good quality of care?Report -
Haringey Council is planning to open a new day centre for people with learning disabilities. We were commissioned to find out how day centres can best support people with learning disabilities and their
carers to have a good life.
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COVID-19 has impacted many people’s health, income, job security and social interactions. This report explores the impact on Turkish and Kurdish communities, looking at the social and economic barriers, and health inequalities during lockdown.Report -
Lessons from Haringey’s most vulnerable service users. This report is a summary of issues and concerns experienced by Haringey adult social care service users and carers during the lockdown. Suggestions for service improvements are also presented.Report -
The report was commissioned by Haringey Council and Contact. It looked at how well parents and carers were involved in shaping services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).Report -
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.Report -
Earlier this year some of our volunteers carried out a ‘mystery shopping’ exercise, phoning all 38 Haringey GP practices to find out how long it took to reach a staff member.Report -
Providing GP services over the phone and online through the internet has had a big impact on patients’ ability to contact their surgeries and their relationships with GPs.Report -
North Middlesex University Hospital were keen to explore a social prescribing intervention approach to work with individuals who are very frequent visitors to A&E departments to successfully modify their behaviour. Our brief study explores this.Report -
If ever there was a need for the voices of patients, service users and the public to be heard it was in 2020/21, and in this report you will read about the ways in which we worked in this testing period.Report -
Healthwatch Haringey hosted an online PPG Conference on Saturday 19 June 2021 from 11am to 2pm, comprising opening and closing sessions, a keynote speaker, and three workshops.Report -
From August 2020 to August 2021 Healthwatch Haringey ran a support programme for Patient Participation Groups. This report will be useful to anyone working in patient engagement or joining, starting up or running a PPG.Report -
We looked at how young people’s mental health and wellbeing was impacted by COVID-19 and lockdowns. We found increased levels of stress, anxiety and mental ill health.Report -
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.Report -
Major report co-ordinated by five Healthwatch in North Central London (NCL) reveals a devastating impact on people's mental, social and financial wellbeing as well as long-term effects on their physical health.Report -
North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (NCL CCG) and Haringey Council are planning an Integrated Health and Wellbeing Hub in Wood Green, bringing a range of health services together in one central place in Haringey.Report -
Long COVID has had a huge impact on people’s physical and mental health . We heard from Haringey people about the challenges of living with Long COVID, and the difficulties of getting a diagnosis and accessing appropriate health services and support.Report -
This was another challenging year for health and care services, and people wondered whether services would return to “business as usual” or whether they had changed for the long-term.Report -
This report deals with access to GP services in the Tottenham Hale area of Haringey and in doing so also includes comparative information relating to GP access in the four area collaboratives and in Haringey as a whole.Report -
Healthwatch Haringey research finds people from migrant communities and those affected by homelessness face multiple barriers to access to a GP in Haringey.Report -
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.Report -
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.Report -
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.Report -
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.
