News and reports

Take a look at what was discussed in our January Board Meeting by downloading the document below.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust that it must make improvements to the maternity services at Queens Hospital in Romford, Essex.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published two reports on the diagnostic imaging services provided by Barts Health NHS Trust at The Royal London Hospital and Whipps Cross University Hospital.

Over the last year patients have been telling us that they have been finding it hard to access dentists. We heard concerns through our signposting service and via responses to our Covid-19 questionnaire and feedback shared from local community groups

Healthwatch Redbridge 2020-2021 Annual Report: find out how we have been responding to your concerns throughout the year.

In December 2020, with the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine, Healthwatch Redbridge was made aware some communities and individuals were expressing a reluctance in having the vaccination. This was particularly reflected within BAME communities.

Throughout the Covid pandemic, our signposting service has received many queries as to how patients can contact their GP practice online as they have not been able to visit in person due to the Covid-19 restrictions.

As the numbers of Covid-19 cases began to rise in early March 2020, Healthwatch Redbridge began to collate the experiences of local people.

Following feedback from members of the public regarding access to GP practices in Redbridge, we decided to build a picture of how services were running, in light of the pandemic.
Some people told us they were unable to see their GP in person...

The 2019-2020 Annual Report details the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year.

During the Coronavirus pandemic) care homes had to work incredibly hard to continue to provide a safe and supportive environment to their residents during unprecedented conditions.

Below is some information of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in Easyread