News and reports

It's time to think about getting your free flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster. The vaccine is the best protection for you and those around you.

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is one of the biggest health issues of today. What is it, how can you measure it - and most importantly, how can we lower it?

Following our investigation into local people’s experiences of Long COVID, treatment has been improved so that more support is available and more quickly.

The NHS is inviting children aged 1 to 9 in London to receive a dose of vaccine against. For some children this may be an extra dose on top of their routine vaccinations. In other children it may bring them up to date with their routine vaccinations.

Where to go in Barnet if you need medical help over the Bank Holiday weekend

You may have heard about monkeypox in the news recently. But what is it, what are the symptoms and how can you access help and information?

News, updates and information in the Healthwatch Barnet August Newsletter.

Do you have questions about an outpatient appointment, referral or test at the Royal Free, Chase Farm or Barnet Hospitals? The new Royal Free Hospitals telephone appointment advice line can help.

Barnet's new Integrated Care System (ICS) came into force at the beginning of July. Healthwatch Barnet was pleased to host an event for the general public on the ICS with directors of NCL ICB (North Central London Integrated Care Board).

We know that men have poorer health outcomes in most health measures, including heart disease, diabetes and forms of cancer. Help us understand why that is so we can better support organisations delivering healthcare to all blokes in Barnet.

The way you book a GP appointment outside normal working hours will be changing from 1st October 2022. GP access, where and when you need it, is important to us all, so find out what the changes mean.

2021/22 has been a tremendous year of growth in supporting local residents for Healthwatch Barnet. Read our Annual Report to find out how we have worked to champion people’s voices and support improvements in local services.