Accessible Information Standard
How do GP practices in Islington make their services accessible to patients with a communication support need?
8 May 2018
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Rose volunteers for Healthwatch
Meet Rose McDonald
Rose McDonald has been a volunteer for Healthwatch Islington since the organisation launched. She is also a member of our board of directors. 
8 May 2018
Blog
Long waits for appointments for community health services can affect health, say local residents
Healthwatch asked Islington residents using services like podiatry, physiotherapy, and district nursing to share their views about waiting times.
8 May 2018
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volunteer at a GP surgery
How do our GP practices make their services accessible?
Our volunteers visited all the GP practices in the borough to get a sense of how easy it is for them to meet the Accessible Information Standard.
8 May 2018
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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.
8 May 2018
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Digital inclusion workshop
Helping local residents from refugee and migrant communities use their smartphones to stay healthy
An innovative partnership to improve wellbeing launched yesterday.
28 February 2018
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Support offered at GP practices for patients with autism
Mystery shoppers called GP practices posing as newly arrived Islington residents looking for a practice which could accommodate their child’s needs. They stated that their child had a diagnosis of autism.
3 January 2018
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What you've told us about the reablement service
We carried out phone interviews with 29 people to find out if they thought reablement had worked for them.
19 December 2017
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Islington Reablement Service
The reablement service supports people to regain independence following a period of ill-health, usually involving a stay in hospital.
19 December 2017
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Islington Patient Group November 2017 supporting materials
Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.
22 November 2017
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ADHD clinic for adults
Feedback on services for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
25 October 2017
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Man using hospital services
Community feedback on Personal Health Budgets
A Personal Health Budget allows patients with long term health conditions to take greater control of their healthcare and support.
28 September 2017
News