1. World Diabetes Day

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  2. Self Care Week

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  3. Carers Rights Day

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  4. National Eye Health Week

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  5. Social prescribing and navigation services in Islington

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    We spoke to 154 residents from migrant communities about their experiences of social prescribing and navigation services

  6. Social prescribing and navigation services

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    Social prescribing is a means by which people can access non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing.

  7. NHS funded social prescribing and navigation services are not reaching migrant communities in Islington

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    Residents that don't have English as a first language are not using NHS commissioned social prescribing and navigation services. Community organisations are having to bridge this gap.

  8. Social prescribing in action: helping refugees from East Africa and other Arabic speakers

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    Social prescribing is a means by which people can be referred to non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing.

  9. Islington Patient Group 2019

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  10. Community organisations are supporting their clients to be 'social prescription ready'

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    Social prescribing is a means by which people can be referred to non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing. But sometimes clients' basic needs must be satisfied before social prescribing can be effective.

  11. Mental health and wellbeing for the Deaf community: How to keep healthy

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  12. 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

  13. Do you need help travelling to NHS services?

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    Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

  14. Social prescribing in action: how Islington Bangladesh Association supports clients who struggle to access health and care services

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    Social prescribing is a means by which people can be referred to non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing.

  15. 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?

  16. Local residents report difficulties booking patient transport services

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    Call waiting times are unacceptable, and some carers report being refused permission to accompany elderly relatives.

  17. Islington Patient Group November 2019 supporting materials

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    Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.

  18. Smartphone training workshop

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  19. Smartphone training workshop

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  20. Smartphone training workshop

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  23. Smartphone training workshop

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  24. Our new programme of smartphone and tablet training kicks off on 9 December

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    How long does it take to book a GP appointment on a smartphone? It's easier than you think.

  25. How can you find an NHS dentist?

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    Are you having trouble finding an NHS funded dentist? Read our tips on what to do if you’re facing problems.

  26. Mental health and wellbeing for the Deaf community November 2019 meeting

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    A summary of this meeting

  27. Vulnerable service users are no longer routinely being offered patient transport for hospital appointments and community health services

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    Although eligibility rules have not changed, changes in how those rules are being applied mean that care home residents have been refused patient transport since DHL took over the contract in September.