1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Changes to GP’s Enhanced Access appointments

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    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.

  4. Update: the North Central London Integrated Care System and Barnet Borough Partnership

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    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).

  5. Extra polio vaccine dose for children in London

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    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.

  6. Polio Walk-In Clinics Open

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    Does your child need their polio vaccine? New walk-in clinics open.

  7. Long COVID 2022: an update

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

  8. How you make a complaint about primary care services is changing on 1 July 2023

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    From 1 July 2023 the way members of the public make a complaint about primary care services to the commissioner is changing. 

  9. A new approach to support people living with long-term conditions in North Central London

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    GP surgeries across north central London (NCL) have begun supporting people living with certain long-term conditions in a different way, using personalised care and treatment to help them manage their conditions effectively and prevent health issues escalating wherever possible.

  10. A new approach to support people living with long-term conditions in North Central London

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    GP surgeries across north central London (NCL) have begun supporting people living with certain long-term conditions in a different way, using personalised care and treatment to help them manage their conditions effectively and prevent health issues escalating wherever possible.

  11. 10 top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

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    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.

  12. GP interpreting services

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    All Barnet GP practices have access to language interpreters through Language Line Solutions; an over the phone interpreting service. However, we have received anecdotal feedback that this interpreting service is not widely used by GPs.