1. We asked outpatients at the Whittington whether they felt the hospital provided good information about their appointments.

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    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.

  2. Bright Beginnings

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    Healthwatch Islington was commissioned by Manor Gardens Welfare Trust to provide an independent evaluation of the Bright Beginnings project.

  3. Community feedback on Whittington Health's plans for the future

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    We spoke to 90 local residents to capture their views on maternity services, emergency care, the use of digital technology, and health services located in the community.

  4. Feedback on maternity services at the Whittington Hospital

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    Whittington Health is planning how best to deliver services in the future. To help with this, they asked us to speak to local residents about a range of issues.

  5. What makes for a good text reminder?

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    Increasingly, health providers will text us a reminder ahead of our appointments to help us remember them. We like these reminders, but do we always get all the information we need?

  6. Flu vaccinations for children and pregnant women in Islington

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    Children under two years of age are at more risk of complications from flu, as are pregnant women. Children over two may not get such serious symptoms but are likely to spread the virus to other family members.

  7. Manor Gardens Welfare Trust

    Report -

    Healthwatch was commissioned by Manor Gardens Welfare Trust to provide an independent evaluation of the 'Bright Beginnings' Project.

  8. I'm pregnant. What happens next?

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    Becoming a parent can be a wonderful and exciting experience, but it can also be overwhelming. To help, we’ve broken down the pregnancy care you should expect from the NHS.

  9. Our response to proposed changes to maternity and neonatal services in North Central London

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    This is a joint response and comes from Healthwatch Islington and Islington Somali Community.

  10. 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?

  11. Dementia services for Islington

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

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.