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How can you find an NHS dentist?
Are you having trouble finding an NHS funded dentist? Read our tips on what to do if you’re facing problems.
Advice and Information
Our new programme of smartphone and tablet training kicks off on 9 December
How long does it take to book a GP appointment on a smartphone? It's easier than you think.
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Islington Patient Group November 2019 supporting materials
Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.
Report
Local residents report difficulties booking patient transport services
Call waiting times are unacceptable, and some carers report being refused permission to accompany elderly relatives.
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What makes for a good text reminder?
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?
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Social prescribing in action: how Islington Bangladesh Association supports clients who struggle to access health and care services
Social prescribing is a means by which people can be referred to non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing.
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Do you need help travelling to NHS services?
Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.
Advice and Information
Improved social, emotional and mental health offer for children and young people
Islington Clinical Commissioning Group and Islington Council announce the integration of social, emotional and mental health services for children and young people
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Community organisations are supporting their clients to be 'social prescription ready'
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.
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Social prescribing in action: helping refugees from East Africa and other Arabic speakers
Social prescribing is a means by which people can be referred to non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing.
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NHS funded social prescribing and navigation services are not reaching migrant communities in Islington
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.
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