1. NHS Long Term Plan - Summary of findings for North Central London

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    The NHS Long Term Plan, a ten-year plan created by NHS England, sets out a vision to make sure that health services are fit for purpose in the future. A significant part of the plan is around preventative action against illness and disease.

  2. Patient awareness and use of NHS medical services: Findings from the Millway Medical Practice in Barnet

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    This project set out to explore awareness and use of different medical services available in Barnet, amongst residents attending a GP surgery. Millway Medical Practice was approached as a key
    location to carry out this project.

  3. Engaging Local People in the North London Partners Urgent and Emergency Care Programme – Summary and Reports

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    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.

  4. Experiences of podiatry services in Barnet

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    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.

  5. Enter and View: Finchley walk-in centre

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    This report summarises two announced Enter and View visits undertaken by Healthwatch Barnet to look at the services provided to the public at Finchley Memorial Hospital’s Walk-in-Centre, particularly focusing on patient experience at this site.

  6. Pregnancy in Barnet: A review of women’s experiences in Barnet

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    Healthwatch Barnet carried out a piece of research about the experiences of women who live in Barnet, and used different maternity services across the borough in the last two years.

  7. A review of the Referral Management System information and its use by Barnet GPs.

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    What happens when a GP wants to refer you to a specialist? They send the referral to the Referral Management Service. The RMS team send the patient a letter within three weeks of the referral explaining how to book an appointment,online or via phone.

  8. Barnet Care Homes and the impact of COVID-19

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

  9. Snapshot Insight Report: Hospital Transport

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    A report into local people's experiences of using hospital transport for journeys to Barnet Hospitals and a series of recommendations.

  10. Barnet residents have their say on remote GP appointments

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    Throughout the pandemic, GPs had to adjust their services to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. Healthwatch Barnet has gathered insight from residents to find out what they make of the new arrangements and remote appointments.

  11. Snapshot Insight Report: the Barriers to Advance Care Planning

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    For our new Snapshot Insight report we spoke to Barnet people about what they understand Advance Care Planning to mean, in order to help local GPs overcome the barriers stopping people accessing the many benefits of ACP.

  12. Community Events in Barnet Libraries

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    During October and November, Healthwatch Barnet visited five of Barnet’s public libraries in a series of community events to engage with local people about their experiences of health and social care. Find out what we learned.

  13. New Healthwatch report into Long Covid in North Central London

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    The five Healthwatch organisations across North Central London (Healthwatch Barnet, Healthwatch Camden, Healthwatch Enfield, Healthwatch Haringey, and Healthwatch Islington) have together produced a major report into Long COVID.

  14. Stay Well Barnet Campaign - our report

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    Through late winter and spring, we worked with NCL CCG to deliver a ‘Stay Well’ engagement and community campaign. Throughout the campaign, we gathered people’s experiences and concerns about local health. Our report details what you told us.

  15. Men's Health Report

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    We started our Men's Health project due to the growing need for a men's health strategy. Men have poorer outcomes across many health conditions and a low take up of primary care access.

  16. Blood Pressure - Outreach Report

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    During 2023 we carried out 967 blood pressure checks at events across Barnet. Read our report about this project.