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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

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

Healthwatch Redbridge (HWR) conducted an Enter & View visit to Wanstead Phlebotomy Department in response to the proposal to review Phlebotomy Services to be carried out by Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group

Healthwatch Redbridge (HWR) conducted an Enter & View visit to Whipps Cross Phlebotomy Department in response to the proposal to review Phlebotomy Services to be carried out by Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group

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.

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

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

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