1. Recognition for our approach to volunteering

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    Healthwatch Islington has achieved the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard for good practice in volunteer management.

  2. What you've told us about the reablement service

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    We carried out phone interviews with 29 people to find out if they thought reablement had worked for them.

  3. What is the future of adult social care?

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    The social care system is under huge pressure. What does the future hold?

  4. We asked residents, relatives and staff what they thought about the activities offered in local care homes

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    Our volunteers have visited six care homes and nursing homes across the borough. They spoke to residents, their carers and relatives, and to staff.

  5. Improved social, emotional and mental health offer for children and young people

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    Islington Clinical Commissioning Group and Islington Council announce the integration of social, emotional and mental health services for children and young people

  6. What do carers need?

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    We interviewed 44 unpaid/family carers over the phone. We asked them what extra support would make the biggest difference to their lives.

  7. Healthwatch celebrates ten years of work to improve health and care services in Islington

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    Our tenth birthday celebration gave us the chance to say thank you to all the volunteers, partner organisations, and residents who have been key to our success.

  8. We'd like to hear from people using home care services

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    We can point you in the right direction if you need help accessing other health or care services. We'd also like to hear your views on the care you receive at home.

  9. What are people telling us about e-consult?

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    For patients who are comfortable using computers e-consult can be a convenient and user-friendly method of getting in contact with the GP surgery. For patients who struggle with or cannot use computers, e-consult can be a serious barrier to access.

  10. Healthwatch hypertension information campaign kicks off in style

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    Our staff and volunteers have been offering free blood pressure tests and raising awareness of the dangers of high blood pressure at Callyfest and on Chapel Market.

  11. Healthwatch volunteers visit pharmacies in Islington

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    Our volunteers visited local pharmacies to see how accessible they were for people in wheelchairs or with limited mobility.

  12. Choose the right NHS service for you and your family

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    The Royal College of Nursing has announced that members will take strike action from Sunday 30 April to Monday 1 May 2023.

  13. Residents rate pharmacy services highly and see them as the easiest health services to access

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    Many of the people we spoke to wanted to see pharmacies offering more preventative and diagnostic services. Health checks, blood tests, and cholesterol tests were services people said they could access more easily at a pharmacy.

  14. Residents give feedback on support services for stopping smoking

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    We spoke to 65 residents from communities experiencing health inequalities. All were smokers or ex-smokers. Few had taken up the offer of support to give up.

  15. Healthwatch tackles high blood pressure

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    We helped over 1,300 people improve their understanding of hypertension and identified over 130 people with undiagnosed hypertension, whom we were able to point in the direction of their GP or community pharmacy for further tests.