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Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis. -
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Look here for our reports about the social care facilities we have visited and reported on... -
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We have visited Abbcross Nursing Home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
We have carried out three visits; all of our reports are available below.
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Our policies and procedures set out how we carry out our activities. These policies describe how we arrange, carry out and report on our Enter &View visits to health and social care facilities. -
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Our policies and procedures set out how we carry out our activities. This policy describes how we deal with safeguarding issues. -
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Who are the Havering Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and why they are important? -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
We have carried out two visits; all of our reports are available below.
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out three visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out two visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out several visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out two visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out two visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out two visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out three visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out three visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out four visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out two visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out three visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out three visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out four visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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We visited this home to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out two visits; all of our reports are available below] -
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Last year, the Havering Safeguarding Adults Board asked us to find out what local people understand about safeguarding and its implications.
We have now completed another survey - see below.. -
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Plans and programmes for improvement in health and social care services are proposed by NHS organisations or the local authority. In many cases, we will have supported the development of these plans in some way. -
Advice and Information -
If you find it difficult to express yourself, and you don’t have a friend or relative who can support you, Havering Integrated Advocacy service can help make sure your voice is heard. -
Advice and Information -
Changing unhealthy habits is never easy; there may be many factors at play, such as a physical ailment, a mood disorder such as depression, or a busy schedule that prevents a person from engaging in healthy practices. -
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The Care Act 2014 underpins all the welfare work done by local authorities, setting out in one place, local authorities’ duties in relation to assessing people’s needs and their eligibility for publicly funded care and support. -
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We regularly send emails to our Friends Network to keep people updated about changes to local health and social care services and facilities, and to pass on other information and news.
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Over several months in 2021, at the request of the North East London CCG, we worked with all of the Healthwatch organisations covering North East London to find out how disabled people had coped during the Covid pandemic. -
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The Richmond Group of Charities’ physical activity coalition - Movement for All - has developed a new physical activity programme aimed at people living with multiple long term health conditions. -
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The Government has now published its new social care plan in a white paper, "People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform". -
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There are an estimated half a million fragility fractures in the UK each year, many of which could be prevented with earlier diagnosis. Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break. -
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Healthwatch across North East London came together to deliver this additionally commissioned project seeking insight into GP services provided to Care Home residents, in each of the eight boroughs in the region. -
Advice and Information -
Healthwatch Havering works with the other Healthwatch organisations that together represent people across North East London (the City of London, Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest) to gather Community Insights and to present them to NHS North East London, the eight local authorities and health and social care provider organisations across the region. -
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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
Advice and Information -
Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
Advice and Information -
End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions. -
Advice and Information -
Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough. -
Advice and Information -
If you are experiencing or feel at risk of domestic abuse, or are worried about someone who might be, find out where you can go for advice and help. -
Advice and Information -
National Voices, Traverse, PPL and Healthwatch England put together some tips on how to get the most out of the virtual health and care appointments both for patients and health and care professionals. -
Advice and Information -
COVID-19 poses a unique challenge for health and social care professionals when talking to someone with hearing loss. Here are some important tips to help you communicate effectively. -
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Our policies and procedures set out how we carry out our activities. These policies describe how we manage our organisation. -
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We visited this facility to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited this facility to find
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what service users and staff think about it. -
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We visited this facility to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it. -
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We visited this [home/practice/facility] to find
out about the services provided there, and
what service users and staff think about it.
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Advice and Information -
Over the last year, everyone has been spending a lot more time at home. But more time at home means you need to get creative with keeping your body moving and managing stress. -
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This review examines the course of the Covid pandemic in Havering, bringing together various facts and figures into a single document that will hopefully help understanding of how the pandemic evolved in Havering. -
Advice and Information -
Did you know that pharmacies provide advice and information on minor illnesses and ailments? Take a look at how they can help you.
Pharmacists are qualified healthcare professionals who can offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines. -
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Whether you want to get in shape, build muscle and get stronger, or simply look better in your favorite jeans, stubborn body fat can feel like an obstacle to achieving your fitness goals. -
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) has a number of resources available to support patients with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism and their care networks, before, during and after their hospital visit or appointment.