1. Report -

    Intermediate Care in Redbridge is a Healthwatch Redbridge strategic priority as part of our work programme.
  2. Report -

    The 2014-2015 Annual Report details the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year.
  3. Report -

    This Report captures the findings and recommendations from the three visits. The findings from each hospital are presented separately, to ensure ease of access for each trust with summative conclusions and recommendations at the end of the report
  4. Report -

    The report from the 2015 Enter and View completed by Healthwatch Redbridge in regards to the complaints procedures at GPs.
  5. News -

    Healthwatch Redbridge led a partnership of other Healthwatch to win two national awards last night (30 June) championing the involvement and training of deaf people to become Enter and View representatives and mystery shoppers.
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  7. News -

    Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt MP visited Whipps Cross Hospital (Thursday 23rd July ) to meet and talk to hospital staff and patients as part of regular hospital visits he undertakes.
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    Nationally, there are a growing number of issues relating to the long term management of Adult Social Services which is increasingly focusing on the NHS and Local Authorities working closer together in a more joined up way.
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    In April, Healthwatch Redbridge carried out two visits in response to concerns raised by local people about in-patient rehabilitation services. Wards at both Wanstead Hospital and King George Hospital were visited.
  10. News -

    Enter and View Report - Intermediate Care In-Patient Services In April, Healthwatch Redbridge carried out two visits in response to concerns raised by local people about in-patient rehabilitation services.
  11. News -

    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has signed up to an important campaign to show the health and social care regulator’s commitment to best practice in the use of language when talking or writing about people living with dementia.
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  14. Report -

    A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services
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    We are reopening our Dignity survey to keep finding out what Dignity and Respect means to YOU.
    Join the Healthwatch Redbridge campaign and help us to identify and improve health and care for local people.
  16. Report -

    A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services
  17. Report -

    A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services
  18. Report -

    A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services
  19. Report -

    A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services
  20. Report -

    A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services
  21. Report -

    A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services
  22. Report -

    A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services
  23. Report -

    A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services
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  27. Advice and Information -

    Enter and View Project Coordinator: 35 hours per week
    Salary: £25-29,000
    Temporary 6 month contract
  28. Report -

    13 Local Healthwatch working together to improve local health and social care. The Health Education North, Central and East London team have trained a number of profoundly deaf/hard of hearing people to become Authorised Enter & view representatives
  29. News -

    Nearly one in three people in England have a long term condition, and three in four of those consider their long term conditions to be invisible.
  30. Advice and Information -

    The Enter and View programme is an important part of the way a Healthwatch works. Healthwatch representatives can visit and report on premises where health and social care services are being used such as hospitals, GP Practices and care homes.
  31. Advice and Information -

    We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.
  32. News -

    This survey (link below) is designed by Public Health Team at Barts Health to collect views on the current provision of food and drink across Barts Health NHS Trust.
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  35. News -

    The formal consultation of the draft Joint Carers Strategy for Redbridge is now underway.
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  37. Report -

    The government published a Women’s Health Strategy in 2022. One of the strategies commitments is to examine the effectiveness of a national campaign to encourage more women to take up cervical screening tests. Some national women’s health charities have found that uptake can be lower in minority ethnic women, or there can be specific barriers for women with disabilities.
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    Flu and Covid-19 can be life-threatening and spread more easily in winter when we are crowded together inside.

  39. Advice and Information -

    The cost of living crisis has put many people under financial strain, and prescription costs are more than some can afford. Find out what help is out there to help you cover the cost of your medication.
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  42. Advice and Information -

    It is your right to have a trained interpreter to support you at each GP or hospital appointment. It is the responsibility of your healthcare provider (GP or hospital) to book an interpreter for you.
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  44. Advice and Information -

    Patients in England can now get treatment for seven common conditions at their high street pharmacy without needing to see a GP.
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  46. Advice and Information -

    Join Diabetes UK for an online event for people living with and affected by type 2 diabetes, plus healthcare professionals.
  47. News -

    From this week patients who are signed up to Patients Know Best can check their blood test results as part of an exciting new feature.
  48. Advice and Information -

    It's Safer Sleep Week, 11th-17th March and here the Lullaby Trust highlight the key ways to keep your baby safe as they sleep.
  49. Advice and Information -

    The 13th of March this year marks the 40th anniversary of No Smoking Day. Since then, more and more people have been quitting smoking, and we are closer to building a smokefree generation.