1. Do you need help getting to hospital?

    Advice and Information -

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

  2. Services in Havering for people who have a visual impairment: a review

    Report -

    In June 2018, we published a report about Services in Havering for people who have a visual impairment, which followed a survey we had carried out of people who had a visual impairment.

  3. Policies and procedures - managing Healthwatch Havering

    Report -

    Our policies and procedures set out how we carry out our activities. These policies describe how we manage our organisation.

  4. Policies and procedures - Safeguarding

    Report -

    Our policies and procedures set out how we carry out our activities. This policy describes how we deal with safeguarding issues.

  5. Safeguarding Adults in Havering

    News -

    Who are the Havering Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and why they are important?

  6. Safeguarding Adults is everybody’s business

    News -

    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..

  7. Improving health and social care in Havering...

    Report -

    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.

  8. Your Guide to Self-Care and Staying Active While Stuck at Home

    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.

  9. Advocacy - help with getting yourself heard

    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.

  10. Turning unhealthy habits around: How older adults can feel better with a few changes

    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.

  11. The Care Act 2014

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  12. Our Friends Network Archive

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  13. Government's new plan for social care

    News -

    The Government has now published its new social care plan in a white paper, "People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform".

  14. Strong bones after 50 - osteoporosis and fragility fractures

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  15. North East London Local Maternity and Neonatal System Equity and equality strategy and action plan

    Report -

    Healthwatch Havering, with other Healthwatch and the NHS in North East London have worked to find out what changes are needed in the Local Maternity and Neonatal System to improve the service, especially for minorities and deprived communities.

  16. Support for people living with autism or a learning disability

    News -

    We have been working with Havering Council and the local NHS to find out what people think about the services available to people in Havering living with autism or a learning disability (or are the carer of a person) and what improvements they think are needed.

  17. House Hunting Considerations for Parents of Children with Autism

    Advice and Information -

    For parents of children on the autism spectrum, the process of house hunting and moving can be particularly stressful.

  18. Maternity Choices

    Report -

    In December 2022, we joined with Healthwatch across North East London to carry out an extensive survey on behalf of NHS North East London to find out the demand for, and nature of, culturally sensitive Maternity care provision with North East London.

  19. Services for people who are Deaf or hearing impaired updated

    News -

    We have been working with Havering Council and the NHS in Havering to find out what services are available to people in Havering who are Deaf or have a hearing impairment (or their families and friend) and what improvements are needed.

    We have received comments from Deaf service users, their families, friends and informal carers and from professionals who work with them.

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

    Advice and Information -

    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.