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Visit the official Government website for the latest general information - https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response . -
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Look here for our reports about the GPs' surgeries and practices we have visited and reported on... -
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Look here for our reports on Community Health facilities, Mental Health services and Dental surgeries -
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All Healthwatch activity is governed by legislation. Healthwatch was set up by the government in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. -
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We regularly visit GPs' surgeries and practices (including health and medical centres) to see what they are doing for their patients. We speak to the GPs themselves, practice managers, practice staff, patients and carers, relatives and friends of patients. Our reports explain what our visiting teams are told and what they see for themselves. -
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We regularly visit community health facilities, mental health services, pharmacies and dental surgeries. Doing so helps us to understand what residents and patients and their relatives and friends think of the facilities available to them and the standard of care offered to them. We speak to their management, staff, residents and relatives and friends of residents. Our reports explain what our visiting teams are told and what they see for themselves. -
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We regularly visit hospitals that serve the people of Havering. Doing so helps us to understand what residents and patients and their relatives and friends think of the care they provide and the standards of care available. We regularly visit local hospitals to see what they are doing for residents. We speak to management, staff, residents and relatives and friends. Our reports explain what our visiting team -
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As a business, we are managed by a Board, and through other formal meetings. You can download the minutes of our meetings and some other publicly-available documents here. Contact us if there are other documents you would like to see. -
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We have set up the Healthwatch Havering Friends Network to enable us to keep up to date people who do not wish to commit to volunteering with us but have an interest in improving health and social care in Havering. -
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Some business decisions are taken by our Directors under delegated authority, usually on grounds of urgent or because they are considered to be of minor importance. -
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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities and concerns, and finance.
The Finance Report presented at the meeting is also available -
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Our latest Monthly Financial Report shows income and expenditure for last month. The report is updated on, or soon after, the first working day of the current month. -
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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. -
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We are a Community Interest Company, limited by guarantee, set up specifically to provide a Healthwatch service in Havering, under contract to Havering Council. -
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This is our latest Annual Report -
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Our Annual Report for 2020/21 is now available...
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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 -
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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities and concerns, finance, and meetings of the Governance Committee. -
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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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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. -
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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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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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The latest monthly Financial Report is available here.
The report is usually updated a few days after the end of each month. -
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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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At this meeting, Members received information about current activities and concerns, and finance. It was agreed that the meeting should be renamed "Members' Meeting" and the Governance Committee renamed as the "Governance Board". -
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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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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities, concerns and finance. -
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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities, concerns and finance. -
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New parents (and grandparents, too) often have questions about how to look after their new family member - or members!
We hope the resources on this advice page will be helpful... -
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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. -
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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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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. -
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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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At this meeting, Members received information about current activities and concerns, and finance. The minutes are available below.