1. Enter and View: Athenaeum Residential Care Home (safeguarding)

    Report -

    This announced E&V visit was part of a planned set of visits reviewing safeguarding at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet.

  2. Enter and View: Arkley Nursing Home (Safeguarding)

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    Our Enter and View team conducted this announced visit to Acacia Lodge Care Home as part of a planned set of visits reviewing safeguarding at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet.

  3. Enter and View: Acacia Lodge Care Home (Safeguarding)

    Report -

    Our Enter and View team conducted this announced visit to Acacia Lodge Care Home as part of a planned set of visits reviewing safeguarding at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet.

  4. Enter and View: Elmhurst Residential Home

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    This announced E&V visit was part of a planned strategy to look at the quality of care provided at a range of care & nursing homes within Barnet. Elmhurst Residential Home is a privately run home for up to 30 older people living with dementia.

  5. Enter and View : Henry Nihill House

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    This is an announced E&V visit undertaken by Healthwatch Barnet’s E&V Representatives. The team observed a weekday lunch at Henry Nihil House. This mealtime
    visit follows a previous more in depth Healthwatch Barnet E&V visit carried out in June 2015

  6. Dementia in Barnet

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    This report gives an overall view on dementia services in Barnet.

  7. Meet our volunteers

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    Find out more about our volunteers

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

    Report -

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

  9. Introducing Dementia Club UK

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    Former Mayor of Barnet, Lisa Rutter introduces Dementia Club UK, the charity she founded in 2015 to help those living with Alzheimer’s disease and their carers.

  10. 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.

  11. Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

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    Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.

  12. Do you need help getting to hospital?

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    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  13. Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. The Silver Line - Helpline for Older people

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    The Silver Line is the only national confidential and free helpline, open 24 hours a day, providing information, friendship and advice for older people.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. September 2019 Newsletter

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    Welcome to our Summer 2019 newsletter. In this edition, we have updates on our Healthwatch projects, including language services at GPs, the Long Term Plan for the NHS, our safeguarding reviews at care homes and much more.

  22. April 2019 Newsletter

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    Welcome to our April newsletter. In this latest edition for Spring we talk about latest exciting work and projects, what our volunteers have been up to and updates on local health and care services.