1. Is the Insight Platform service meeting the needs of families and young people with substance misuse issues?

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    We have published our the findings from our review of Insight Platform, the drug and alcohol support service for families and young people in Haringey.

  2. SugarSmart Haringey

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    SUGAR SMART HARINGEY aims to make it easier for residents of all ages to reduce their sugar consumption and drink more water.

  3. New Sign Language Service for Haringey

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

  4. Mental health support in local schools

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    London’s seven ‘Mental Health in Schools Trailblazer’ areas, including Haringey, have come together for the first time to outline their approaches to expanding access to mental health care for children and young people.

  5. NHS to trial new waiting time targets

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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.

  6. Improving local health services - Update from Haringey CCG

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    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.

  7. Mental Health Trusts’ performance graded

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    On 12th March, we ran an event bringing together service users and representatives from local community organisations to discuss and grade Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust’s performance on fairness and equality for all service users.

  8. People regret not raising concerns about their care

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    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.

  9. CQC recommends independent mental health review

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    This interim report focuses on people who are cared for in segregation on a learning disability ward or a mental health ward for children and young people.

  10. NHS Long Term Plan – Tell us what you would do

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    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.

  11. Nursing home at Osborne Grove

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    Haringey Council has committed to a £30million investment to build a new 70-bed nursing home at Osborne Grove.

  12. West Green Surgery rated as ‘outstanding’ by CQC

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    Well done to West Green Surgery in Tottenham who received an outstanding rating from the CQC following their recent inspection visit in March 2019.

  13. Healthwatch Haringey reviews North Middlesex Hospital signs and maps

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    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.

  14. Become a Patient Partner of North Middlesex Hospital

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

  15. NHS Long Term Plan - What would you do?

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    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.

  16. Fernlea GP Surgery – Improving patient communications

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    Over a three month period we worked with staff at Fernlea GP Surgery to improve digital communications with patients and the display areas of their waiting rooms.

  17. Why personalised care matters

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

  18. Mental health and the journey to parenthood

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    Healthwatch England have published their new report looking at people's experiences of mental health support during pregnancy and after birth.

  19. ‘We Are Undefeatable’ campaign launched

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    A major new campaign has been launched to support the 15 million people who live with one or more long-term health conditions in England.

  20. London Sport want to hear from Turkish and Kurdish communities in Haringey and Enfield about their views on sport and physical activity.

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    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.

  21. Haringey's homeless to benefit from extra support

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    Haringey Council and Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have both been awarded additional funding to assist people who are homeless or rough sleeping in the borough this winter.