Health & Wellbeing

The local health service watchdog, Healthwatch Enfield, is seeking feedback from people living in the borough who have recently made use of maternity services at the North Middlesex Hospital.

Enfield Safe and Connected telecare 24/7 emergency monitoring and response service can provide independence and peace of mind if you feel vulnerable, have a long-term health condition or have a disability.

Healthwatch Enfield introduce their newly published guide to mental health support services for young people living in the borough.

Healthwatch Enfield wants to know how easy it is for residents to book appointments with their GPs and identify any challenges they face in accessing services.

Frances Warboys from the campaigning group Defend Enfield NHS says it's time to restore the National Health Service to its former level of efficiency and effectiveness.

The nationwide Dementia Action Week takes place this year between 13th and 19th May. In Enfield the organisations working together in the Enfield Dementia Network are running help and awareness raising events throughout the week.

The NHS in north London is preparing to begin combining patient data with the aim of improving services. An opt out is available and volunteers are being recruited to the committee which will oversee use of the data.

Enfield's NHS 'watchdog' invites us to its annual conference next month. Its priority is improving access to GP appointments - but can it really do anything about this?

The UK population and the NHS are suffering from an epidemic of back pain, caused, among other things, by unhealthy lifestyles and working from home. Local therapist Steven Murdoch has some advice on how we can help our bodies - and our minds - overcome low back pain.

A locally based sports and life coach is publishing a not-for-profit 'community wellness book' in both English and Turkish.