1. Accessible Information Standard

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    How do GP practices in Islington make their services accessible to patients with a communication support need?

  2. Support offered at GP practices for patients with autism

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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.

  3. How do our GP practices make their services accessible?

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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.

  4. How well do local health and care services support the needs of people with autism?

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    Throughout the Autumn of 2016 we spoke with Islington residents with Autism Spectrum Condition, and with their families.

  5. Helping to make Islington GP surgeries more autism friendly

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    Mystery shopping by Healthwatch volunteers and feedback from local residents has led to improvements in service design.

  6. Local residents with learning disabilities talk about services provided by Whittington Health

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    We spoke to 28 learning disabled residents and support workers to capture their views on emergency care, the use of digital technology, and health services located in the community.

  7. The Supporting Families Service

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    We spoke to 24 family carers of people with learning disabilities, two staff members, and three teams from referring agencies. We wanted to understand what the service does well, and suggest ways in which it might be further improved.

  8. The Supporting Families Service at Centre 404

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    We spoke to parents of children with learning disabilities to find out what they valued about this service, and to ask if there was anything that could be improved.

  9. 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?

  10. Dementia services for Islington

    Advice and Information -

    Support available in Islington for residents with dementia, or with concerns about their memory.

  11. Helping local community groups give residents good information about health services

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    Health information workshops are helping communities that don't have English as a first language to access services for conditions such as diabetes and stroke.

  12. Speaking to residents who have been affected by memory loss, from Islington's Greek and Somali speaking communities

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    As part of our work on the NHS Long Term Plan, we've been looking at dementia services.

  13. Seven pieces of information that you should expect to receive after being diagnosed with dementia

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    Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis.

  14. NHS Long Term Plan

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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 NHS services and to get ideas on how to make services better.

  15. Our annual report 2019/20

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    Last year, we engaged with over 2300 residents. 650 people shared their stories about health and social care, and we made 25 recommendations to services about the improvements that people would like to see.

  16. Hearing conditions and hearing loss

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    12 million people in the UK have hearing loss, around 4.4million are of working age.