News and reports

We asked students at the Success Festival in Middlesex University, about their access to dental services since starting university and received responses from 43 students. The festival covered a wide range of health and well-being topics.

Healthwatch Camden co-ordinated work by five local Healthwatch organisations, in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington to help local residents have a say in plans for urgent and emergency care in North London.

Our team of staff and trained volunteers conducted an announced Enter and View visit to Cricklewood Health Centre as part of our planned strategy to look at a range of Health and Social Care services within the London Borough of Barnet.

Healthwatch Barnet sought the views of home care agency managers and home carers to paint a more comprehensive picture of the experiences and challenges around delivering home care services locally.

We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Your local Healthwatch are promoting tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.

This was an announced E&V visit as part of a planned set of visits to observe the quality of care provided. After an original visit on 18 July 2017, the purpose of this visit was to meet with the manager and clarify issues from the previous visit.

Welcome to our February newsletter. We have had a busy start to 2018 and are looking forward to a good year. Our first task for the year was to bid for the new Healhtwatch Barnet contract which was due to start in April. In the meantime, we have been very busy in lots of different areas.

This is an announced Enter and View visit as part of a planned set of visits investigating the mealtime experiences of residents at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet.

This is an announced Enter and View visit as part of a planned set of visits investigating the mealtime experiences of residents at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet.

After being made aware of issues for service users not being able to continue accessing NHS podiatry services, Healthwatch Barnet decided to look at the alternatives that are available locally to understand the options open to Barnet residents.

As part of their statutory responsibility, the Barnet Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) has released the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for 2018 - 2021.

This was an announced E&V visit as part of a planned set of visits investigating the mealtime experiences of residents at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet. Sydmar Lodge is a residential home observing Jewish religious requirements.