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    The IHUB offers weekend and evening appointments and is open to anyone registered with an Islington GP.

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    An Enter and View visit in November 2015 looking at mental health day services
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    Some eye care services can be provided closer to home, without the need to visit a hospital.
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    We worked with the Latin American Women's Rights Service (LAWRS) and the Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK (CLAUK) to gather views from Islington residents
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    We asked local partners Community Language Support Services and Jannaty Women's Network to gather views from their clients on sexual health services.
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    Local residents gave us their views on hospital appointments and patient choice, GP services, and keeping fit and healthy.
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    We spoke to care home residents, next of kin, and staff about their experiences of GP services that are delivered in the care home setting.
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    The IHUB is a new service. It runs out of three centres across Islington. It offers weekend and evening appointments and is open to anyone registered with an Islington GP.
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    Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.
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    Stories from service users in Islington
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    We visited mental health day services as these more preventative, community-based services appear to be under threat and vulnerable to funding cuts.
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    A number of people use hospital emergency departments when they could be seen by a GP or in their local pharmacy. What factors influence how we decide where we need to be seen?
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    Community podiatry services for Islington are provided by Whittington Health.
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    Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.
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    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.
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    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.
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    An innovative partnership to improve wellbeing launched yesterday.
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    Find out more about ways you can work with us and any current opportunities with our team.
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    We want to make sure that everyone is able to access the information we provide and communicate with us in ways that meet their individual needs.
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    This Privacy Statement sets out our data processing practices. We retain and use personal data (information that relates to and identifies living people) to help us carry out our role as the independent champion for people who use health and social care services in Islington.
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    Find out about our role, our plans and our people.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Healthwatch asked Islington residents using services like podiatry, physiotherapy, and district nursing to share their views about waiting times.
  29. Report -

    How do GP practices in Islington make their services accessible to patients with a communication support need?
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    Take a look at our upcoming events or check out our selection of health and care awareness events you can support.
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    Find out about how we can help you access the support you need to live well.
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    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.
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    People want health and care that works for them. Our job is to help make this happen, but we need to hear from you to understand what matters.
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    Our Board members help set our strategy, provide scrutiny and oversight, and approve policies and procedures that are needed for us to work effectively. They ensure that we are fulfilling our legal and statutory obligations.
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    Volunteers play a vital role in helping people have their say on health and social care. Volunteering with Healthwatch can help you develop skills, gain experience and make a difference to your community.
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    Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.
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    There are lots of different ways you can get involved as a volunteer.
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  45. News -

    Islington's Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder service for adults is making more support available more quickly.
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    Camden and Islington Clinical Commissioning Groups are consulting on the proposed redevelopment of Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust‘s St Pancras Hospital site.
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    Confidential patient information identifies you and says something about your health, care or treatment. You would expect this information to be kept private.