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Look here for our reports about the social care facilities 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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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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Who are the Havering Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and why they are important? -
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. -
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For parents of children on the autism spectrum, the process of house hunting and moving can be particularly stressful. -
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In the midst of our high-stress society, the quest for effective stress and anxiety management strategies has become paramount. Amidst the myriad of modern solutions, there's a gentle yet profound shift happening: the return to nature's apothecary. -
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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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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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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services? -
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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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People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register. -
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Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough. -
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Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services. -
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National Voices, Traverse, PPL and Healthwatch England put together some tips on how to get the most out of the virtual health and care appointments both for patients and health and care professionals. -
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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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Our policies and procedures set out how we carry out our activities. These policies describe how we arrange, carry out and report on our Enter &View visits to health and social care facilities. -
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out one visit; our report is available below] -
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out three visits; our reports are available below] -
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out one visit; our report is available below] -
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
[We have carried out one visit; our report is available below] -
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We visited the practice to find out about the services provided there, and what service users and staff think about it.
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We visited this facility to find
out about the services provided there, and
what service users and staff think about it.
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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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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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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.