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Whittington Hospital Enter and View visits

We visited the Imaging Department, and the Fracture and Antenatal Clinics. We asked outpatients about the information they had been sent ahead of their appointment. We also asked them how easy it was find their way around the hospital.

22 February 2019

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Community services: Talking to patients using health centres in Islington

We spoke to 82 patients accessing a variety of community services from 6 health centres across the borough.

15 February 2019

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More feedback about urgent and same day GP services

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.

29 January 2019

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Moorfields Eye Hospital - Enter and View visits

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

15 January 2019

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Transforming Mental Health Services: Consultation response

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

24 October 2018

Community research 2018

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

15 October 2018

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Urgent and same day GP services

Feedback from patients at the Angel Medical Centre walk in service, and from the wider community

15 October 2018

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Islington Patient Group November 2018 supporting materials

Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.

11 October 2018

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Islington Patient Group June 2018 supporting materials

Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.

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Urgent and emergency care in North London

Local Healthwatch from Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington organised surveys, focus groups and interviews to find out what people thought of existing services and to get ideas on how to make services better.

Accessible Information Standard

How do GP practices in Islington make their services accessible to patients with a communication support need?

Community health services

We asked local residents using community health services like podiatry and physiotherapy whether they felt they were waiting a long time for an appointment. We wanted to learn whether that had any impact on their health.