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According to the report published on 25 September 2019 the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust has been rated as Good following the latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) between 18 June to 30 July 2019 . -
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In June, Healthwatch attended the SOS – Stamp out Stigma! Conference, organised by the Hendon School Mental Health Wellbeing Team. With over 300 attendees, it was a big success in thinking about how mental health stigma can be tackled in schools. -
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In March 2018, at a Student Success Festival, HW spoke with students at Middlesex University to find out what their health priorities were. We found out that the top priority for students were mental health services followed by access to GP services. -
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After the original Enter and View visit to Suffolk Ward at Chase Farm Hospital in March 2015, Healthwatch Enfield and Healthwatch Barnet, returned to Suffolk Ward, in June 2016, to follow up the observations and recommendations made after their first visit. -
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In this newsletter, we invite you to share your experience of health and social care in Barnet to influence our future priorities. We also introduce some services that may be of interest. -
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A new report into the impact on Barnet care homes of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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Your monthly helping of news and information from Healthwatch Barnet -
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New Crisis Telephone Service for Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust -
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News, updates and information in the Healthwatch Barnet April Newsletter -
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In a recent public event, we invited Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust, who provide Barnet’s NHS mental health services, to answer your questions in an online Q&A. -
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This week, 10 - 16 May, is Mental Health Awareness Week. A good time to think about how you're feeling. -
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NHS North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (NCL CCG) wants to hear from Barnet residents about their experiences of community health services and mental health services. -
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In our new "Healthwatch Barnet introduces ..." series of interviews with health and social care workers, we meet Sharif Mussa, Peer Support Worker at the North Middlesex University Hospital, and find out what his role entails. -
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Caroline Walker of Barnet Libraries introduces their Reading Well collections. -
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More than 200 people including service users, carers and residents took part in the Community Mental Health Summit on 10 November to hear how community mental health is being transformed in Barnet. -
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In association with Barnet Integrated Learning Disability Service and Barnet Mencap, Healthwatch Barnet arranged a special My Health Matters event. Catch up with what was discussed here. -
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In association with North Central London CCG (NCL CCG) we have launched a campaign to ensure that everyone in Barnet is equipped with the information you need to stay well from now until the arrival of the summer. Check out our tips and advice. -
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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. -
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Barnet has been chosen as home to the first Andy’s Man Club in London and the Southeast. Andy's Man Club supports working age men to talk about their mental health. -
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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. -
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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). -
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Our Enter and View team visited Leecroft House as part of Healthwatch Barnet’s planned series of visits to supported living accommodation in the borough. -
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People have told us they can face problems registering with a GP in Barnet. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register. -
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This visit to Cricklewood Walk-in Centre, was a follow up to the visits made in January and March 2018 and was arranged with the recently appointed Practice Manager to discuss the recommendations of those reports. The report also talks about the future of the centre, which is on the border of Barnet, Brent and Camden. We were told that about half the patients come from Brent, about 40% from Barnet and 10% from Camden.
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During the CCG’s consultation period, we received emails from patients and carers of patients currently registered at Ravenscroft Medical Practice. All the emails raised concerns about the proposed move and the impact on patients. We attended three of the open consultation sessions to listen to the feedback from patients and carers and to CCG’s and Ravenscroft Medical Centre’s response to this feedback. As a result we identified several issues and recommended action to help support patients, should the proposed move take place. -
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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. -
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The low uptake of Cancer screening tests for patients with learning disabilities is not only a local issue in Barnet, but a national issue and health priority. -
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Students at university tend not to realise the importance of registering with a GP or getting routine dental checks. -
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The GP Patient Survey has been conducted by Ipsos MORI, on behalf of NHS England, since 2007. A questionnaire is sent annually between January and March to patients registered with GP practices across England and results are reported in July/ August. -
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We were alerted to difficulties in accessing/registering with GP services in Barnet, especially for people without a permanent address. We decided to research the registration process, by contacting the 57 GPs in Barnet through mystery shopping. -
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Whether you are visiting the GP, living in a care home or having an operation, everyone deserves access to safe, high-quality care. -
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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. -
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Many patients Healthwatch engaged with were still not aware of the new GP Enhanced Access Service provided in the borough. We therefore researched all 52 websites to explore how consistent the information provided was. -
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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.