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End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions. -
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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.
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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
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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.
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Havering & Redbridge identified that too many people were being admitted to hospital for entirely preventable causes, resulting in an over reliance on institutional (bed based) services as the default option rather than considering individual needs. -
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The 2019-2020 Annual Report details the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year. -
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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. -
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The Annual Report and financial statements for the year ending 31st March 2018 detail the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year. -
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The 2017-2018 Annual Report details the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year. -
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The 2016-2017 Annual Report details the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year. -
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The 2015-2016 Annual Report details the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year. -
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The 2014-2015 Annual Report details the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year. -
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The Department of Health and Social Care has asked the Care Quality Commission to review how Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic. -
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The Growth Commission is a great opportunity for residents to help shape how we grow Redbridge together. -
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Redbridge CVS is working with Redbridge Council for Voluntary Service (RCVS) and wanted to let you know about support available from Volunteer Centre Redbridge -
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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. -
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Losing a loved one is difficult at any time, but with so many changes to our usual customs, this can feel even harder. -
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A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services -
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A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services -
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A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services -
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A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services -
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A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services -
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A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services -
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A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services -
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A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services -
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A number of visits to residential homes and hospitals have been planned as part of our project seeking to collect people’s personal experiences of dignity and respect within health and social care services -
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The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year. -
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The Trust is inviting local residents to join in the conversation on future plans for King George and Queen’s hospitals. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Whipps Cross Hospital is hosting a public meeting to present updates on its redevelopment programme, to answer questions and to hear the views of local people.
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In two weeks (on 30 September 2019), Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Groups’ online survey on our proposed written continuing healthcare (CHC) placements policy closes. -
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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. -
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Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) CCGs has today (8 July 2019) launched an online survey to seek feedback on our proposed written continuing healthcare (CHC) placements policy. -
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The review draws on one hundred inspections of care homes on which CQC inspectors were accompanied by inspectors from dental regulation. -
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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.
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Councillors, senior healthcare and social care professionals gathered at a round table event on 28 February to hear our findings from our 'Healthy Living' project with young people in Redbridge -
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Have your say on proposals to introduce mandatory learning disability and autism training for health and care staff -
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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. -
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The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asked the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to work with NHS Improvement to look at issues in NHS trusts that contribute to Never Events taking place. -
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The NHS wants to encourage more people to give feedback if they experience cancer care and treatment, particularly people from black and minority ethnic communities who are currently under-represented in responses to surveys. -
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13 Local Healthwatch and the British Deaf Association (BDA) across North, Central and East London have been working together for the last year to improve access for disabled patients across NHS trusts. -
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Five E&V visits were conducted in March 2016 at four Hospital Emergency Departments (North Middlesex, Royal Free, Whipps Cross, and Homerton Hospital) and one Outpatient Department (Newham) in regards to accessibilities. -
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As you may be aware the NHS is developing its Long Term Plan (LTP). During September NHS England is inviting input to shape the LTP. -
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One Place East provides advocacy support to people with learning disabilities in the role of quality checkers to see how easy it is for them to use social care service hubs. -
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Meet the Redbridge patients helping to heal the NHS -
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Jo's experience has changed the pathway for over 1000 people in the Borough. -
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'Caring for Redbridge' is the strategic commissioning framework for Redbridge Council's People Directorate. -
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What is TARGET?
TARGET stands for: Treat Antibiotics Responsibly, Guidance, Education, Tools. The toolkit helps influence prescribers’ and patients’ personal attitudes, social norms and perceived barriers to optimal antibiotic prescribing. -
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The Waltham Forest Bipolar Support Group belongs to the national network of local groups run by Bipolar UK.