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We went back to Ritchie Street to talk to more patients, particularly young adults, using the walk in centre. We also held a focus group for Deaf patients, and visited GP surgeries to see how easy it was to register as a patient.

Healthwatch volunteers visited Moorfields Eye Hospital three times last year to speak to outpatients.

Over a two week period in September 2018 we conducted three visits to Moorfields Eye Hospital on City Road.

A new blog about the experience of care services from the perspective of a long time Islington resident with disability

 Jacqui took part in a project that students from London Metropolitan University carried out with Healthwatch Islington earlier this year.

Women who participated in the Log On project tell us how their smartphones are helping them to feel connected.

We're asking patients using services like podiatry and physiotherapy whether they find it easy to book their appointments.

Local community organisations would welcome stronger referral pathways, and the opportunity to develop dialogue with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.

The plans include moving inpatient facilities from St Pancras Hospital to a site behind the Whittington Hospital, and building two new community mental health hubs, one in Camden and one in Islington.

We visited St Luke's Community Centre in south Islington to hear what people thought about plans to improve how hip and knee replacements are offered in the future.

Diverse Communities Health Voice gathers the views of black and minority ethnic communities that don't speak English as a first language.

Self-care, social issues affecting health, and care delivered closer to home