News and reports

Welcome to the November edition of our Healthwatch Barnet newsletter.

A new report into the impact on Barnet care homes of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Can you spare some time for a 30 minute chat about your Health and Wellbeing priorities and experiences?

Below you can find information on temporary changes to paediatric services across the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

We asked Barnet residents and people who use health and social care services in Barnet about their experiences of accessing health and social care services during Covid-19 pandemic.

Two-thirds of people in England say they are more likely to act to improve health and social care services since the outbreak of COVID-19. You can help improve care in Barnet by joining our campaign #BecauseWeAllCare.

This annual report highlights the work delivered during the year ending March 2020. By being a bridge between commissioners, service providers and the public, Healthwatch Barnet have been able to make meaningful changes to services in the borough.

In this newsletter, we invite you to share your experience of health and social care in Barnet to influence our future priorities. We also introduce some services that may be of interest.

In this newsletter, we cover some of the resources and support that are available to people in Barnet during COVID-19.

Please see below new updated guidance on coronavirus in additional community languages plus Easy Read and BSL resources.

As the situation with the Coronavirus (Covid-19) is ever-changing it’s important that you stay informed with latest advice and information from official sources.

Our Enter & View team visited Catherine Lodge as part of Healthwatch’s planned series of visits to Care/Nursing homes in Barnet. Catherine Lodge is an independent family run care home for the elderly, located in North Finchley.