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Who are the Havering Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and why they are important? -
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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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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities, concerns and finance. -
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At this meeting, Members considered and endorsed the appointment of two Non-Executive Directors. -
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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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At this meeting, Members considered various matters and endorsed a change in the Company's accountancy arrangements. -
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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities, concerns and finance. -
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At this meeting, Members considered and approved proposed changes in the roles of our Executive and Non-Executive Directors. -
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Our policies and procedures set out how we carry out our activities. These policies describe how we deal with complaints - both those against us, and those we receive about service providers. -
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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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Our policies and procedures set out how we carry out our activities. These policies describe how we protect the privacy and personal information of the people we deal with. -
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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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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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Since the pandemic, many people have found it easier to workout at home than go to a gym, even though gyms are open again.
Options for home workouts are available from BarBend. -
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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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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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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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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities, concerns and finance. -
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At this meeting, Members noted that two individuals were nearing completion of training. The meeting was followed by an Extraordinary General Meeting at which the Annual Accounts were approved. -
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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities, concerns and finance.
Please note that the next Board meeting will be held on 17 January 2023 as the Board will not be meeting in December. -
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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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Post-Covid Syndrome (PCS), or Long Covid, is affecting an increasing number of people who have recovered from Covid infection but find it has left long term effects. -
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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. -
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A defibrillator is a machine that is used to restart someone's heart when they are suffering from cardiac arrest.
Defibrillators are increasingly available, including at railway stations, sports centres, supermarkets, and other public places. -
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Post COVID Syndrome (Long COVID) is a new and evolving syndrome that can greatly impact the health and quality of life of many people. -
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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. -
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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. -
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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities, concerns and finance. -
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The support on offer for patients at their GP practice is expanding across Greater London, with thousands more healthcare staff working in local communities.
While people will always be able to see their family doctor when they need to, the NHS is giving people more options with the type of healthcare professional they can see at their general practice. -
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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities, concerns and finance. -
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The Energy Doctors service is here to help Havering residents save money on energy bills and get their homes ready for next winter, by offering professional advice on energy efficiency and making small changes and repairs to their homes. -
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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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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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Are you struggling to find an NHS dentist? The new dental recovery plan might help you get the dental care you need. -
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We carried out an Enter and View visit to the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at Harold Wood Polyclinic in December 2023. -
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At this meeting, the Board received information about current activities, concerns and finance. -
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We are publicly funded through Havering Council (although we also generate some income in other ways). Details of our income and expenditure are available. -
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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 will receive information about current activities, concerns and finance.