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Dr Chowdhury's Surgery rated Good by CQC
Healthwatch Havering welcome the news from the CQC that Dr Chowdhury's Surgery has now been given a GOOD rating after previously being rated as...
Have your say on the future of pharmacy provision in Havering
Healthwatch Havering is supporting a public consultation by the Public Health department of Havering Council on the needs for pharmacies across...
Healthwatch Havering welcomes CQC rating of Outstanding for NELFT Brookside Unit
The CQC has rated the Brookside Unit for children and adolescents who have mental health problems as Outstanding. This is a remarkable turnaround for...
Patients urged to comment on what should be available on prescription
As the NHS consults widely about what medicines should be available on prescription rather than bought over the counter, Healthwatch England is asking patients to have their say. Read more about this by clicking here .
Patients urged to help GPs improve services
Healthwatch England has published the results of a survey of patients, ascertaining how they can help their GPs to improve the services they offer. Click here to read more...
Healthwatch Havering publishes Annual Report for 2016/17
We have now published our Annual Report for 2016/17 - click here to read it
Transforming urgent and emergency care
Last year, Healthwatch Havering joined our neighbouring Healthwatch organisaations, Barking & Dagenham and Redbridge, in carrying out a survey of users of urgent and emergency care services. This work was commissioned by the Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Comissioning...
Healthwatch Havering welcomes the re-opening of Brookside Adolescent Unit by NELFT
NELFT - the North East London Foundation Trust, providers of community health and mental health services in Havering - has announced the re-opening of the Brookside Adoescent Unit, providing mental health services for young people. Healthwatch Havering has welcomed this news, which restores to use...
Fertility journey survey - Bourn Hall
Have you got an experience of fertility care or treatment that you would like to share? The fertility journey impacts both body and mind and everyone has a different experience. Bourn Hall would like to hear from people at all stages of the fertility journey, to help find new ways to improve both...
Accessing reports by Healthwatch Havering and others
The Patient Experience Library (PEL) is an online resource that brings together a wide range of official and semi-official reports from various government and NHS agencies, charities, QUANGOS and Healthwatch, both national and local. Most of our Enter & View reports are available through it...
Healthwatch Havering supports emergency action to continue provision of services for patients of Maylands Healthcare, Hornchurch
The Maylands Healthcare Centre and associated dental practice and pharmacy in Upper Rainham Road, Hornchurch were flooded during the execptional weather experienced on 23 June. We understand that the buildings may be unusable for up to six months as a result. Steps are being taken to ensure that...
Plans put in place to minimise disruption for patients during the junior doctors' strike
Healthwatch Havering has received the following advice from the Havering CCG and Barking, Havering and Redbridge Univesity Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) regarding the junior doctors' full withdrawal of labour (including emergency care) that is due on Tuesday 26 April from 8am to 5pm and Wednesday 27...
Healthwatch Havering joins forces with Havering Councillors to review delays in treatment at Queen's Hospital
Healthwatch Havering and Havering Council's Health Overview & Scrutiny Sub-Committee have joined forces to review substantial delays in treatment that have occurred at Queen's Hospital and King George Hospital. Thousands of patients have had treatment delayed, or been unable to get appointments...
CQC report on Queen's Hospital for second time
The CQC has published its second report on Queen's Hospital, and also reports on its providers, the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) and King George Hospital Goodmayes. All are rated as "Requiring Improvement" but the reports acknowledge the hard work done by the...
Havering granted "Dementia Friendly Community Status"
Healthwatch Havering is pleased to congratulate all concerned on gaining for Havering "Dementia Friendly Community Status", only the second London Borough to have done so. Well done to Keely Chalker, the Co-ordiantor, for arranging this!
Interview with Radio Harold Hill
In September, Ian Buckmaster, Executive Director, was interviewed by Radio Harold Hill. Click the link below to hear the interview...
Healthwatch Havering joins Havering Dementia Action Alliance
Healthwatch Havering has joined the Havering Dementia Action Alliance, an initiative which brings together voluntary and other organisations working to improve the lives of people who have dementia. This action builds on our "Have your say..." workshops and report on services for people who have...
Healthwatch Havering's work described as "exemplary" at national level
Sir Merrick Cockell, Chairman of the Local Government Association, cited work done by Healthwatch Havering as a good example of what Healthwatch can achieve by working with partners such as the CQC to improve the lives of people in residential care at a meeting with the Board of Healthwatch England.
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