1. Healthwatch Redbridge Making it Easier to Access NHS Services

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    Despite the publication of the Accessible Information Standard nearly three years ago, people continue to tell Healthwatch about their struggle to access NHS services.

  2. Enter and view - GP - Redbridge GPS revisited

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    Between June and August 2018, we revisited all GP practices to see what changes had been made since the initial visits in 2017.

  3. User Friendly? Communication Support at GP Practices in Redbridge 2nd visit

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    For many people with communication impairments going to see the doctor can sometimes have additional problems. Not hearing your name being called, having no access to a BSL Interpreter or relying on a family member to support you, can be frightening

  4. Learning disability and autism training - consultation

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    Have your say on proposals to introduce mandatory learning disability and autism training for health and care staff

  5. Access to Healthcare for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Vulnerable Migrants: - Report

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    Healthwatch Redbridge commissioned the Refugee and Migrant Forum Essex & London (RAMFEL) to look into issues around access to healthcare for vulnerable migrants.

  6. Social prescribing helps to change lives in Redbridge

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    People in Redbridge are being supported to lead healthier lives, thanks to closer connections between the NHS, local council and charitable and voluntary sector.

  7. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

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    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

  8. Do you need help getting to hospital?

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    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  9. Annual Report - 2018-2019

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    The 2018-2019 Annual Report details the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year.

  10. Outreach volunteering

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    Healthwatch needs people who can talk with users and take note of what is happening in places where problems have been reported, or where examples of interesting or good practice can be made known and publicised.

  11. NHS Long Term Plan - Report

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    Commissioned by Healthwatch England to gather feedback, we worked as part of a footprint with other local Healthwatch across North-East London. As a group we focused on the following themes:
    Preventation
    Personalisation
    Primary Care services

  12. NHS commissioners in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge exit financial special measures

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    GPs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge have praised the strength of the partnership between local health and social care organisations after financial directions imposed on the boroughs’ NHS commissioners had been lifted.

  13. Accessibility checklist for GP surgeries

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    Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough.

  14. GMC patient feedback consultation

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    Earlier in the year, the General Medical Council (GMC) ran a consultation on changes to their revalidation requirements for patient feedback.

  15. Do you need help travelling to NHS services?

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    Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

  16. Refugee and Migrant Forum of East London (RAMFEL)

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    RAMFEL works with a range of vulnerable migrants that have different entitlements to healthcare along with varying needs. The rules are complicated to understand and can be very confusing.

  17. The homeless and their rights to healthcare

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    ‘Despite the fact that it’s not NHS policy, many GP practices were asking for proof of address’: new film reinforces people’s right to register with a GP.

  18. Accessible Information Standards (AIS) Review - Queen's Hospital - Report

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    Visits were conducted across 3 hospital departments (Audiology, Eye Clinic, and the Urgent Treatment Centre/Emergency Department), and one ward (Amber A). The aim was to identify how Queen’s Hospital were meeting the (AIS) standard