News and reports

This is an announced Enter and View visit as part of a planned set of visits investigating the mealtime experiences of residents at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet.

This is an announced Enter and View visit as part of a planned set of visits investigating the mealtime experiences of residents at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet.

After being made aware of issues for service users not being able to continue accessing NHS podiatry services, Healthwatch Barnet decided to look at the alternatives that are available locally to understand the options open to Barnet residents.

As part of their statutory responsibility, the Barnet Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) has released the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for 2018 - 2021.

This was an announced E&V visit as part of a planned set of visits investigating the mealtime experiences of residents at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet. Sydmar Lodge is a residential home observing Jewish religious requirements.

Welcome to the Healthwatch Barnet Newsletter for December 2017.
We have had an exceptionally busy few months and have lots to report. It is hard to believe that it is the end of 2017! In October we welcomed Leah Kenny as our new Policy and Research Officer. She has very quickly grasped the role and is a real asset to our team.

This was an announced E&V visit as part of a planned set of visits to obtain a better idea of the quality of care provided. Elmstead House, provides care for up to 50 people divided into 2 units, one for dementia and one for mental health diagnosis.

This was an announced E&V visit as part of a planned strategy to look at a range of Sheltered Housing Units within Barnet to observe the services provided. Goodwin Court is a Sheltered Housing Extra Care unit opened in 2008 near to East Barnet.

Healthwatch talked to cancer patients to learn about their experience of travelling to their appointments in and from Barnet. The report sheds light on the patient experience of cancer transport services, which is not captured elsewhere.

A report on Patients with Learning Disabilities and their experience of Blood Tests in Barnet

This was an announced E&V visit to Jewish Blind and Disabled Charity, Frances & Dick James Court Sheltered Housing, as part of a planned strategy to look at a range of care and nursing homes within Barnet to obtain a better idea of the quality of care provided.

Welcome to our Healthwatch Barnet newsletter for September.
We have had a very busy Summer at Healthwatch but are looking forward to lots of new exciting work over the Autumn. You can also view the Annual Report.