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Havering and the Coronavirus pandemic - the story so far: March 2020- October 2021

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.

30 November 2021

Because we all care - Voices of disabled residents and Covid 19 - North East London

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.

26 October 2021

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Review of patients’ access to Havering GP practices

This report gives the results of our survey of patients' access to GP practices, and the availability of Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) in Havering - May 2021

Patients' complaints about difficulty accessing GP practices prompted us to carry out the surveys we now report on. We also followed up an...

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Safeguarding Adults is everybody’s business

In April, we carried out a survey on behalf of the Havering Safeguarding Adults Board to find out what local people understood about safeguarding and its implications.

Although safeguarding is a key function and responsibility of Adult Social Care services, there was a concern that the general public’s understanding...

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Our reports on General Practitioners' practices and surgeries

Look here for our reports about the GPs' surgeries and practices we have visited and reported on...

All of the reports we have made about GPs' surgeries and practices (including health and medical centres) we have visited are available here.

22 January 2021

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Dealing with Covid-19

Visit the official Government website for the latest general information - https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response .

Don't be fooled by deliberate misinformation or "fake news"!

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St John Ambulance - Community First Response

If you dial 999 for someone who might be having a heart attack, diabetic emergency, breathing difficulties or seizure, the chances are in Havering that the first person to arrive - the First Responder – will be a St John Ambulance volunteer.

8 December 2021

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Our Friends Network Archive

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.

7 December 2021

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Government's new plan for social care

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

6 December 2021

Latest reports and publications

Governance Board meeting - 18 January 2022

11 January 2022

At this meeting, the Board will receive information about current...

Healthwatch Members' Meeting – 9 December 2021

16 December 2021

At this meeting, Members received information about current...

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Havering and the Coronavirus pandemic - the story so far: March 2020- October 2021

30 November 2021

This review examines the course of the Covid pandemic in Havering,...

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8 November 2021

We are publicly funded through Havering Council (although we also...