1. Recognition for our approach to volunteering

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    Healthwatch Islington has achieved the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard for good practice in volunteer management.

  2. What you've told us about the reablement service

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    We carried out phone interviews with 29 people to find out if they thought reablement had worked for them.

  3. What is the future of adult social care?

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    The social care system is under huge pressure. What does the future hold?

  4. We asked residents, relatives and staff what they thought about the activities offered in local care homes

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    Our volunteers have visited six care homes and nursing homes across the borough. They spoke to residents, their carers and relatives, and to staff.

  5. Improved social, emotional and mental health offer for children and young people

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    Islington Clinical Commissioning Group and Islington Council announce the integration of social, emotional and mental health services for children and young people

  6. What do carers need?

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    We interviewed 44 unpaid/family carers over the phone. We asked them what extra support would make the biggest difference to their lives.

  7. Healthwatch celebrates ten years of work to improve health and care services in Islington

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    Our tenth birthday celebration gave us the chance to say thank you to all the volunteers, partner organisations, and residents who have been key to our success.

  8. We'd like to hear from people using home care services

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    We can point you in the right direction if you need help accessing other health or care services. We'd also like to hear your views on the care you receive at home.

  9. We asked outpatients at the Whittington whether they felt the hospital provided good information about their appointments.

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    We visited the Imaging Department, and the Fracture and Antenatal Clinics. Most people felt the hospital was doing a good job, but there was still some room for improvement.

  10. Feedback on maternity services at the Whittington Hospital

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    Whittington Health is planning how best to deliver services in the future. To help with this, they asked us to speak to local residents about a range of issues.

  11. What makes for a good text reminder?

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    Increasingly, health providers will text us a reminder ahead of our appointments to help us remember them. We like these reminders, but do we always get all the information we need?