04 December 2015
A new website, Get Your Rights, is highlighting that children and young people have a right to high quality healthcare by the NHS. The website, produced by the Council for Disabled Children at the National Children’s Bureau and funded by the Department of Health, provides everything children and young people need to get the most out of the health service.
It includes:
an interactive guide to children’s rights under the NHS Constitution;
videos from children, young people and.......
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04 December 2015
NHS England, in partnership with Age UK, Public Health England, and the Chief Fire Officer’s Association and Older People themselves, has published a Practical Guide to Healthy Ageing.
The Guide helps people to stay physically and mentally well by providing “hints and tips” on how to keep fit and independent.
While it is aimed at people of any age, it is particularly relevant for people aged around 70 years or older who are beginning to find that everyday tasks now take them.......
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01 December 2015
Residents hoping that the vacant space in the refurbished Palmers Green Library would be used as a health centre, GP surgery or dental surgery will be disappointed by the news that a ten year lease is to be granted to a commercial fitness club operator. The decision could be subject to a Councillor Call In but this would have to be done before this Friday.
Index of Published Decisions
The news that Enfield Council has decided to let the space to Fit4Less (a brand of Energie Fitness.......
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03 November 2015
Healthwatch Enfield is surveying opinions about the provision of adult social care in the borough.
Does a care worker come to you or your relative’s home?
Do you think you may need a home care service in the future?
If you answered yes to either of those questions we really want to hear what you think of adult social care in the borough. Please follow this link to complete the survey........
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20 October 2015
The Care Act introduces the most significant changes over the last 60 years. If you are a carer, receiving attendance allowance, disability allowance, personal payments then you really need to come along to the Ruth Winston Centre and listen to Michael Sprosson, Health Housing and Adult Social Care Team at Enfield Council to find out how it affects you. There will be a Q&A session after his talk.
The talk starts at 11am at the Ruth Winston Centre in the Davies Room on Friday.......
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17 October 2015
At this week's meeting of Enfield Council's Health Scrutiny Standing Workstream a briefing on the provision of and access to GP surgeries in the borough was provided by David Sturgeon, Director of Primary Care Commissioning, NHS England.
The structure of the briefing was as follows:
National context - Funding in primary care (2015/16) to improve capacity and access
GP Contracts and Workforce in Enfield
Current clinical capacity and provisions of access across Enfield
Patient views on.......
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07 October 2015
Healthwatch Enfield has published data about the results of "Friends and Family Test" questionnaires submitted by patients attending GP practices in the borough. The data summarises responses for the nine months since the Test was introduced for GP practices.
The Test asks patients to answer the following question: ‘How likely are you to recommend our service to friends and family if they need similar care or treatment?’
Unfortunately, because of the low number of.......
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27 September 2015
Healthwatch Enfield Chair, Deborah Fowler, has written to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Jane Ellison MP, to convey Healthwatch Enfield’s concern over the potential impact on people in Enfield of both the overall planned cuts in funding for public health and also the intended distribution of those cuts.
The letter reads as follows:
Dear Ms Ellison MP,
Concern Over Cuts to Public Health
I am writing to express Healthwatch Enfield’s.......
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27 September 2015
The Mayor of London has issued a report, Health Impact of Cars in London, which provides the evidence base for future work by policy makers and health professionals. A key finding is that by not driving, but walking or cycling when this is a reasonable alternative, the population of London would gain over 60,000 years of healthy life every year, which would deliver an economic health benefit of over £2 billion annually.
The report's authors point out that most people in London do not.......
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26 September 2015
The Care Quality Commission (CQC), will inspect the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust in the week of the 30th November, and would like to hear your feedback about the trust.
Please send your comments by 23rd October to
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30 August 2015
Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group, a body set up as part of the last government's changes to the NHS, is inviting patients and other members of the public to a meeting on 9th September to discuss clinical commissioning priorities for 2015/16.
The information below is taken from the Enfield CCG website.
Have your say on our Commissioning Intentions
Every year your Clinical Commissioning Group drafts Commissioning Intentions which describe what health services we want to buy and the health.......
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29 August 2015
A study by Healthwatch Enfield has "found no evidence" that the closure of the A&E service at Chase Farm Hospital has had an adverse effect on Enfield residents being able to access emergency services. The authors of the study report also conclude that the Urgent Care Centre at Chase Farm has been coping well with unexpectedly high numbers of attendees. However, they acknowledge that the A&E service at the North Middlesex Hospital has not been performing well, but, pointing.......
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29 August 2015
Do you care for someone with dementia?
We want to hear about your experience.
We are looking for people who care for friends or relatives with dementia to participate in a focus group Your feedback will help us to develop a new survey and improve our understanding of what life is really like to care for someone with dementia.
It will also help us to better understand the impact of a hospital admission on people who have dementia and the importance of working in partnership with carers.......
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08 August 2015
The five Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in north central London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington) are proposing to commission the NHS 111 and GP out-of-hours services through a combined contract across north central London (NCL). Engagement with local people has been ongoing.
As part of the commissioning process, contract documentation will be created to describe the kind of service that is required - this is called a service specification. This will help organisations who.......
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05 August 2015
LYDS-TV, the YouTube channel created by the Love Your Doorstep website, has recorded an interview with Fiona Jackson, who has been the Director of Chase Farm Hospital since its takeover by the Royal Free last year.
Ms Jackson explains the background to the relocation of the urgent care centre and other services, describes the parking arrangements and talks about the future of the rebuilt hospital. She also mentions the new school and housing that will be built on land that currently forms.......
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05 July 2015
Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), together with Barnet, Camden, Haringey and Islington CCGs, are proposing to commission NHS 111 and GP out-of-hours as a combined service. They are inviting members of the public to give feedback.
The CCGs' preferred option is to let a contract with a single provider who would cover both services for patients in all five boroughs. They consider that this solution would take account of the following findings based on monitoring of NHS 111.......
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16 April 2015
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in four North London boroughs are looking to improve the NHS 111 service and integrate it with GP out-of-hours provision. Residents are invited to attend public engagement events, as described below:
NHS 111 and GP out of hours services engagement events15 April 2015
NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in north central London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington) have a vision to ensure the voices of patients and carers are at the heart of.......
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06 December 2014
The application for outline planning permission to redevelop Chase Farm Hospital is available on the Enfield Council website (click on this link). Members of the public are able to submit comments up until 15th January.
The application seeks approval for the principle of the development, the amount of development, the maximum three-dimensional extent of development and access arrangements. If approved, these would form the parameters upon which future reserved matters applications would be.......
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29 November 2014
Would you like to help improve local health and social care services? Can you help Healthwatch Enfield reach out to local communities and find out about their experiences as patients, carers and service users? Do you have personal experience, skills and enthusiasm to offer?
We welcome and value contributions from all sections of the community, including people of all ages from 16 upwards.
We are currently looking for volunteers for the following roles:
Community Outreach volunteer: reach.......
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21 August 2014
A report based on the findings of a Care Quality Commission inspection into the services provided by the North Middlesex NHS Trust has assigned an overall rating of "Requires Improvement". However, 60 per cent of services were rated as "Good" and Healthwatch Enfield appears to view the findings as encouraging.
Overall summary & rating: Requires improvement
Inspection areas
Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Requires improvement
Well-led:.......
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