Woman in vehicle used for transporting patients to and from hospital
Local residents report difficulties booking patient transport services
Call waiting times are unacceptable, and some carers report being refused permission to accompany elderly relatives.
1 November 2019
News
Smiling lady in a headscarf holding up a smartphone
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?
24 October 2019
News
Islington Bangladesh Association runs a gardening club at Barnsbury Community Centre
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.
11 October 2019
News
elderly woman on a bus
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.
3 October 2019
Advice and Information
Young people
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
30 September 2019
News
Staff at Eritrean Community in the UK must solve their clients' housing and welfare needs before social prescribing can be effective.
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.
11 September 2019
News
Community Language Support Services staff
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.
30 August 2019
News
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.
28 August 2019
News
Social prescribing and navigation services
Social prescribing is a means by which people can access non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing.
20 August 2019
Advice and Information
Social prescribing and navigation services in Islington
We spoke to 154 residents from migrant communities about their experiences of social prescribing and navigation services
20 August 2019
Report
NHS Long Term Plan
Local Healthwatch from Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington organised surveys, focus groups and interviews to find out what people thought of existing NHS services and to get ideas on how to make services better.
30 July 2019
Report
A young woman suffering from depression is consoled by her friend.
Local students share their thoughts on how a wellbeing service for young people should look
We worked with students aged 16 to 18 from City and Islington College to design a wellbeing project for young people. Then we took the students to meet commissioners and share ideas.
29 July 2019
News