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

    Report -

    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

    Blog -

    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

    Advice and Information -

    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

    Advice and Information -

    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. Hospital transport

    Report -

    In summer and autumn 2018, we were contacted by community organisations, individuals and some GP staff about the difficulties patients were experiencing in using hospital transport for their journeys to and from Royal Free Hospital sites.

  8. A report on patients' experiences in Edgware Hospital

    Report -

    We wanted to engage with a wide range of local people to find out about their experience of Health and Social Care services in Barnet.

  9. Barnet's Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for 2018 - 2021

    News -

    As part of their statutory responsibility, the Barnet Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) has released the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for 2018 - 2021.

  10. Patients' expereinces of transport to cancer appointments

    Report -

    Healthwatch talked to cancer patients to learn about their experience of travelling to their appointments in and from Barnet. The report sheds light on the patient experience of cancer transport services, which is not captured elsewhere.

  11. December 2017 newsletter

    News -

    Welcome to the Healthwatch Barnet Newsletter for December 2017.
    We have had an exceptionally busy few months and have lots to report. It is hard to believe that it is the end of 2017! In October we welcomed Leah Kenny as our new Policy and Research Officer. She has very quickly grasped the role and is a real asset to our team.

  12. September 2017 newsletter

    News -

    Welcome to our Healthwatch Barnet newsletter for September.
    We have had a very busy Summer at Healthwatch but are looking forward to lots of new exciting work over the Autumn. You can also view the Annual Report.

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

    Advice and Information -

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