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Blog -
Seraphine joined Healthwatch Islington as a volunteer during the pandemic -
Response -
Healthwatch Islington is pleased that the new fertility policy for North Central London will follow the guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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Response -
Islington is a borough of stark inequalities. We want to see services and support designed around the needs of those residents experiencing this inequality. -
Report -
Healthwatch responds to the Islington Council's call for evidence, sharing examples of inequality that we have come across in our recent work. -
Advice and Information -
For new arrivals to the UK it can be confusing where to go if you need medical assistance. Here we outline your rights as a refugee, where you can access emergency help and how to register for a GP. -
Advice and Information -
12 million people in the UK have hearing loss, around 4.4million are of working age. -
Report -
Our online survey explored how local people's experiences of accessing a GP have changed since the pandemic -
News -
Healthwatch is working in partnership with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust to make local health services more accessible. -
Report -
We engaged with over 2,200 residents, providing information, digital support, and gathering views on accessing health and care services, experiences of Long Covid, and the wider impact of the pandemic. -
Report -
Nafsiyat is a charity offering intercultural therapy in over 20 languages to people from diverse cultural communities. They asked us to evaluate their Intercultural Therapy Service for Bengali and Sylheti speakers. -
Report -
Healthwatch Islington volunteers and staff visited 40 Islington pharmacies. The aim of these visits was to observe the physical space of the pharmacy and comment on its accessibility. -
News -
We've been going out into the community to support residents' mental and physical wellbeing. -
News -
We've spoken to people about screening services at our engagement events and collected views via an online survey.