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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.News -
With helpful support from Healthwatch, Haringey CCG is changing its sign language provider to LanguageLine.News -
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.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.News -
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.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.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.News -
Patients' voices will be heard loud and clear on Saturday 19th June as residents of Haringey meet to say what they think about the changing face of primary care.News -
Public Health England and Faiths Forum London invite you to a series of reflection events to mark one year since the publication of "Beyond the data: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups"News -
Healthwatch England finds the move to more digitally-led healthcare has worked well for some but excluded others over the past year. The report explores how people have been excluded and what needs to happen to get the care they need.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.News -
The research was done in two phases. We found that vaccine hesitancy was higher in younger age groups but all groups had concerns about vaccine safety.News -
Haringey’s Severe and Complex Autism and Learning Disability (SCALD) Reference Group worked tirelessly to help bring about the opening of the Chad Gordon Autism Campus.News -
Following a joint SEND inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Haringey has been required to produce a ‘Written Statement of Action’ to show how they will address three areas of significant weakness.News -
On 10 November 2021, Healthwatch Haringey hosted a special meeting to get feedback from parents and carers following a recent inspection.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.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.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.News -
We recently partnered with two women's community organisations - Roj Women's Association and Middle Eastern Women and Society organisation (MEWSo) - to explore women's experiences of healthcare with a view to improving services.
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How easy is it to register with a GP? Many Haringey practices insist on ID or proof of address. People who are experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse survivors and recent migrants are some of the people most likely to be turned away.News -
Health and care organisations in North Central London (NCL) are working together on Start Well: a long-term programme looking at children and young people, maternity and neonatal services.News -
The new fertility policy for North Central London was implemented on 25 July 2022, replacing the five separate policies that were in place for Haringey, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Camden.News -
In December 2021 Haringey Council agreed that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) would be introduced. The Adult Social Care Joint Partnership Board have challenged the lack of exemptions relating to this for those most vulnerable.News -
Following our investigation into local people’s experiences of Long COVID, treatment has been improved so that more support is available and more quickly.
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Doctors of the World ran two training sessions for Haringey GP Practices in advance of Healthwatch Haringey mystery shopping. The mystery shopping will check whether Haringey GP Practices insist new patients produce ID or proof of address.News -
Start Well Case For Change report identifies opportunities for improvement in maternity, neonatal, children and young people’s services following extensive consultation.
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Healthwatch Haringey staff and volunteers will be at a range of local community meetings and events offering free blood pressure checks.News -
People with severe mental illness (SMI) are dying much earlier than people who don't have a mental illness, mostly from highly preventable causes. This research aims to find out which physical health services need improving for these patients.News -
Healthwatch Haringey collected feedback from Roj Women's Association and Middle Eastern Women and Society organisation (MEWSo) on GP services and mental health services with a view to improving health services for ethnic minority women.News -
Pregnancy is a major life event for any family. It can be joyful and fulfilling but also challenging. Healthwatch England is running a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents. Share your story.News -
Are you an individual, carer, parent or representative with lived experience of receiving or supporting someone to manage their Personal Health Budget (PHB), Social Care Direct Payment or Integrated Budget?News -
Do you live in Haringey? Are you a parent or carer of at least one child aged 0-19? The Public Health team in Haringey Council would like to know your opinion on childhood vaccines.News -
Healthwatch Haringey public event hears about hurdles faced by vulnerable communities in registering with a GP.News -
Haringey Council’s current Safeguarding Adults Strategy came to an end in 2022 and the Council is now consulting on a new plan for the next 5 years.News -
The NHS is looking for feedback on pregnancy and maternity services from Haringey residents who have given birth within the last five years.News -
Healthwatch Haringey staff and volunteers have been actively engaging with the local community to identify individuals who may have high blood pressure yet remain unaware of their condition.News -
Prison leavers and people experiencing homelessness are just some of the groups who are regularly experiencing issues accessing GP and healthcare services according to new Nacro research.News -
Haringey Welcome and CARIS (Christian Action and Response in Society) Haringey joined over 60 migrant organisations and trade unions to oppose a plan to fund pay rise with higher migrant fees.News -
London Ambulance Service has published its strategy for 2023-2028. We asked Haringey residents what they thought about the service and how it should change.News -
Whittington Health NHS Trust are developing plans for a new ‘Integrated Health Hub’ in Wood Green, offering a range of joined-up services to provide better access to care and support for Haringey residents. Tell us what you think...News -
Your opportunity to help shape health services for older people experiencing 'mild frailty' in the west of Haringey.News -
Women who are from African, Caribbean, Indian and Pakistani backgrounds are invited to join the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) group.News -
The North Central London Data Access Group (NCL DAGr) has been established to review and approve or decline applications to use health and care data shared by NCL GPs, NHS Trusts and Local Authorities.News -
North Central London Experts by Experience (E by E) Board is looking for new membersNews -
Haringey Advice Partnership (HAP) has been supporting vulnerable residents with a variety of needs, from general information, advice and guidance to more complex cases.News -
Over four years after the start of the first wave of COVID-19, around two million people in Britain still have Long COVIDNews -
Healthwatch Haringey took part in the national research on the benefits and challenges of pharmacy care.News -
We are looking for Advisory Board Members who would be committed to help influence Haringey’s health and social care direction for the better.News -
The government is planning changes to the fit note system that could mean people being sent to health and work advisers rather than going to their own GP, when they’re seeking time off work for ill health.
