1. What should you expect when it comes to care for your teeth?

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    Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

  2. What young people told us at Middlesex University Fresher’s Fair 2018

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    Students at university tend not to realise the importance of registering with a GP or getting routine dental checks.

  3. Accessing Dental Services: Engagement with Middlesex University students

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    We asked students at the Success Festival in Middlesex University, about their access to dental services since starting university and received responses from 43 students. The festival covered a wide range of health and well-being topics.

  4. What to expect from a good care service?

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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.

  5. Dental Care in Barnet A Report on Family Attitudes and Experience

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    Healthwatch Barnet has commissioned Home Start Barnet to capture the views of young parents and families with young children, on their experience of how they access dental services. The parents of 96 young children completed 56 questionnaires, representing 56 families.

  6. Meet our volunteers

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    Find out more about our volunteers

  7. What can your NHS dentist do for you?

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    Pandemic or not, it's important to look after your teeth.

  8. Your dentist and you: your questions answered

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    Taking care of your teeth is vital to good health. If you have questions about finding a dentist, or related questions, this article is full of advice.

  9. 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. 

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

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    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

  11. 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.

  12. Learning disability care in Barnet

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    In aiming to address increasing concerns about the quality of care, service users in Barnet are experiencing; through this project, Healthwatch Barnet revealed a number of areas, which could reasonably be improved.

  13. Healthwatch Barnet Public Meeting

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    Healthwatch Barnet held our Annual Meeting at the Subud Centre in East Barnet on 13 October 2016, where we presented the Healthwatch Annual Report and summarised some of the work that the Healthwatch team of staff and volunteers have been undertaking in the last year.
    Thank you to all of those who attended and participated in this thought-provoking afternoon. We hope you enjoyed it.

  14. Phlebotomy in Barnet

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    A report on Patients with Learning Disabilities and their experience of Blood Tests in Barnet

  15. Newsletter: Meet the team!

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    In this newsletter, we introduce the new team under the provider Inclusion Barnet!

  16. Information about coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in community languages

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    The NHS have produced some videos about the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in a range of community languages.

  17. Snapshot Insight Report: Deaf People’s GP Challenges

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    We conducted a focus group with deaf residents in Barnet to gather in-depth qualitative data on their experiences with GP surgeries. Read our report and recommendations.

  18. Snapshot Insight Report: Deaf People’s Healthcare Challenges

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    Following publication of our report into the challenges deaf people face accessing their GP, Healthwatch Barnet ran follow-up focus groups on the experiences of deaf residents on access to more general health services.

  19. Barnado's new Boloh helpline for parents and carers

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    Barnardo’s has launched a special helpline called Boloh, for parents and carers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

  20. Your care, your way – Join Healthwatch’s new campaign

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    Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join the Healthwatch campaign and have your say on what needs to change.

  21. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.