News and reports

Healthwatch Islington is working with partners across North Central London to raise awareness about measles and encourage residents to check their vaccination status, following a recent outbreak in Enfield which has spread to neighbouring boroughs including Islington.

This week is Nutrition and Hydration Week, which is a good opportunity to reflect on how everyday habits like eating well, staying hydrated, and keeping active can support our mental health.

Healthwatch Islington recently ran an autism awareness workshop with the Somali community.

The voluntary sector is ideally placed to lead on tackling health inequalities.

We've published our report on domiciliary care services.

We're sharing some of the outcomes of our Black Health Workshops project. Here we look at one of our immunisations workshops.

Exploring what’s working well, and the challenges faced by service users and their families

A resident-led model of health information provision supporting early intervention and prevention

A handout about support in Islington over the festive season, including a couple of lovely community meals on Christmas Day itself

We worked with Mencap to provide a training opportunity to a young person and we’ve all benefitted from the collaboration.

We've worked with our local mental health trust to put a strategy in place to give carers of service users a better experience going forward.

Our volunteers are at the heart of our work