News and reports

Healthwatch Redbridge welcomes the response from the Secretary of State, that it has been acknowledged that the local CCG can do more to engage further around this issue with local people.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and NatCen Social Research have been commissioned by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) to carry out the Survey of the Mental Health of Children and Young People (MHCYP) 2016.

Today, Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are launching a consultation on proposed changes to local stroke rehabilitation services. The 12-week consultation runs until 5pm on Friday, 1 April 2016.

Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Havering Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are undertaking a piece of work to improve the way patients, carers and members of the public are involved in the work we do to plan and improve health services.

On behalf of Redbridge CCG I wanted to let you know that we held the first information drop-in event for patients of Spearpoint Surgery on Friday 8 January.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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