1. The Accessible Information Standard – what you can expect from services

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    The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide National Health Service (NHS) or adult social care. Here’s some key information about the accessible communications you should expect from services.

  2. Your Care, Your Way - Campaign information in alternative formats

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    Everyone should be given healthcare information in the way they need it. Read an overview of our campaign and find out more about Your Care, Your Way in British Sign Language and Easy Read.

  3. Congratulations to volunteer, Isaac Harvey: featured on BBC's One Show

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    On Thurs 3 March one of our volunteers, Isaac Harvey, was featured on the BBC One Show.

  4. Regulations making COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment to end

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    The legal requirement for health and social care staff to be double jabbed will be removed from 15 March.

  5. How Healthwatch England uses the data you share with us...

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    How the data you share with your local Healthwatch is processed and used

  6. Living with Covid

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    The Prime Minister’s announcement on 21 Feb 2022 set out how we will live safely with COVID-19. With the Government’s plan for removing the remaining legal restrictions, the focus is to protect the most vulnerable to COVID-19 and maintain resilience.

  7. Board meeting minutes - 10 March 2022

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

  8. Board meeting minutes - 27 January 2022

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

  9. Press Release: Redbridge Charity launches its first Community Health and Social Care Fair

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    Redbridge Charity launches its first Community Health and Social Care Fair

  10. Annual Report - 2021-2022

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    Healthwatch Redbridge 2021-2022 Annual Report: find out how we have been responding to your concerns throughout the year.

  11. Help us to improve maternity services across north east London

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    We are interested to hear from you about your experiences of maternity services at your local hospital.

  12. Redbridge Dementia Befriending Service

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    One Place East is restarting Redbridge Dementia Befriending Service, which will allow people with dementia to continue doing what interests them and help them to participate in activities that will help to reduce their isolation ...

  13. Integrated Care Systems - How the NHS is changing

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    How does the NHS in England work? and how it's changing...

  14. Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering launches programme to help older people get online

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    Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering has launched a new Digital Champion Programme to help older people in the region who want to get online and learn how to use digital devices.

  15. Research participants wanted

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    If you live in Redbridge and have a visual impairment, One Place East would like to hear your views

  16. Wellbeing Hub - Programme for Black Women and Minority Ethnic Women in Redbridge

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    The Wellbeing Hub Launched at Redbridge Central Library on Tuesday 16th May.

  17. Healthwatch Redbridge Reports in Progress  

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    Maternity Choice and Post-Covid-19 NHS staff projects

  18. Maternity Choice

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    Maternity Choices Survey 2022-23. This project was additionally commissioned by North East London Local Maternity and Neonatal Service following the development of the Maternity Equity and Equality Action plan 2022.

  19. Healthwatch Redbridge 2022-23 Annual Report

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    Our 2022- 23 Annual Report is now available for download.

  20. Redbridge Rainbow Community are recruiting to their Board of trustees

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    Redbridge Rainbow Community would like to increase the number of trustees and ensure that their board is representative of our diverse LGBTQ+ community.

  21. Women's Health Project

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    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.

  22. Health and care staff’s experiences of working with LGBTQ+ people

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    Redbridge Rainbow is inviting health and care professionals to respond to a short anonymous survey to share their experiences of working with LGBTQ+ people.

  23. Redbridge Rainbow health and care research project

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    Redbridge Rainbow would like to interview local LGBTQ+ people (aged 18 or over) about their experiences of health or social care services.

  24. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.