1. What to expect from a good care service?

    Advice and Information -

    Whether you are visiting the GP, living in a care home or having an operation, everyone deserves access to safe, high-quality care.

  2. Homecare in Barnet: A report on service user experiences

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    Healthwatch Barnet sought the views of people using homecare services and their relatives/carers, including those who use council services, and those who pay for their care privately. Over 40 responses were received.

  3. Our Q&A with Barnet’s Mental Health Trust: a report

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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.

  4. What to do if your child has a respiratory illness

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    The NHS is seeing an increase in respiratory illness in children, as COVID restrictions ease and people mix more. Here's what to look for and where to get help if it's needed.

  5. 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.

  6. What should you expect from home care services?

    Advice and Information -

    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

  7. Do you need help getting to hospital?

    Advice and Information -

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

  8. Learning disability care in Barnet

    Report -

    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.

  9. 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.

  10. Phlebotomy in Barnet

    Report -

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

  11. Newsletter: Meet the team!

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

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

    Advice and Information -

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

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.