News and reports

News, updates and information in the Healthwatch Barnet August Newsletter.

Do you have questions about an outpatient appointment, referral or test at the Royal Free, Chase Farm or Barnet Hospitals? The new Royal Free Hospitals telephone appointment advice line can help.

Barnet's new Integrated Care System (ICS) came into force at the beginning of July. Healthwatch Barnet was pleased to host an event for the general public on the ICS with directors of NCL ICB (North Central London Integrated Care Board).

We know that men have poorer health outcomes in most health measures, including heart disease, diabetes and forms of cancer. Help us understand why that is so we can better support organisations delivering healthcare to all blokes in Barnet.

The way you book a GP appointment outside normal working hours will be changing from 1st October 2022. GP access, where and when you need it, is important to us all, so find out what the changes mean.

2021/22 has been a tremendous year of growth in supporting local residents for Healthwatch Barnet. Read our Annual Report to find out how we have worked to champion people’s voices and support improvements in local services.

Through late winter and spring, we worked with NCL CCG to deliver a ‘Stay Well’ engagement and community campaign. Throughout the campaign, we gathered people’s experiences and concerns about local health. Our report details what you told us.

Our recent report into Long COVID revealed the devastating impact it has. Find out from Lucy and Joshna how it's affected their lives in these case studies.

People aged 75 and over, residents in care homes and those with weakened immune systems should book an extra booster jab against Covid.

For decades, vaccinations have protected our children and young people from potentially serious diseases, including measles, flu, meningitis and mumps. Now children can have the COVID-19 vaccine to protect them against the virus.

Advice from Public Health England for all women of childbearing age, those pregnant or breastfeeding

Olivia Coleman, Patient Experience Officer, introduces the new Barnet Patient and Carer Advisory Group (BPCAG)