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Care homes: understanding your rights
Choosing a care home can be daunting and it's important to have the right information. Find out more about your rights and how to complain if you are not happy.
18 March 2019
Advice and Information
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We asked residents, relatives and staff what they thought about the activities offered in local care homes
Our volunteers have visited six care homes and nursing homes across the borough. They spoke to residents, their carers and relatives, and to staff.
18 March 2019
News
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Meaningful activities in care homes and nursing homes in Islington
Our Enter and View volunteers have visited six care homes and nursing homes across the borough. They spoke to residents, their carers and relatives, and to staff.
15 March 2019
Report
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Bright Beginnings
Healthwatch Islington was commissioned by Manor Gardens Welfare Trust to provide an independent evaluation of the Bright Beginnings project.
6 March 2019
Report
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How we helped one elderly patient regain access to hospital transport services
Islington patient with long term health conditions makes good use of our information and signposting service.
1 March 2019
News
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Healthwatch Islington is recruiting a Treasurer
Get involved with Healthwatch Islington
27 February 2019
News
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Social care and disability - then and now
A second blog about the experience of care services from the perspective of a long time Islington resident with disability
25 February 2019
Blog
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We asked outpatients at the Whittington whether they felt the hospital provided good information about their appointments.
We visited the Imaging Department, and the Fracture and Antenatal Clinics. Most people felt the hospital was doing a good job, but there was still some room for improvement.
22 February 2019
News
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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
Report
Healthwatch at the walk in centre
Talking to even more patients at the walk in centre on Ritchie Street
The Health and Care Scrutiny Committee asked for more information on how changes to the way urgent appointments are accessed would affect patients currently using the walk in centre.
21 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
Report
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Talking to patients using health centres in Islington
Healthwatch volunteers from London Metropolitan University have carried out over 80 interviews with patients accessing community services like podiatry, physiotherapy, and blood testing.
12 February 2019
News
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