News and reports

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling for people to speak up about their experiences of care.

Dr Peter Carter OBE is to join North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust as interim chair, taking up his post on Wednesday 20 February 2019.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) has today announced the appointment of Caroline Clarke as its new group chief executive. The RFL group is made up of Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital.

Did you know that more than 9 in 10 bowel cancer patients will survive the disease for more than 5 years if diagnosed at the earliest stage?*
Finding and treating cancer at an early stage is important – it saves lives.

Many women are positive about their maternity care, but improvements still needed.

Most residents felt care provided at Hugh Myddelton House Care Home was of good standard. Read our full Enter and View report, on January 25th 2019, to assess the quality of care provided.

Today, we have published our report ‘Using technology to ease the burden on primary care’. Our research found that on average, 63% of patients would use video calling and/or email to contact their GP to seek medical help.

Enfield CCG has recently appointed two new members to its Governing Body; a Secondary Care Specialist and a Lay Member for equalities and patient and public engagement appointed.

Bookings are open for Healthwatch Enfield's Annual Conference! An opportunity to exchange with key decision-makers across health and social care.

Two new car parks (car parks 2 and 3) are now open for patients and visitors at Chase Farm Hospital.

NHS England are urging patients to cancel their GP appointment if they are no longer able to attend, rather than just not turning up.

Today (7th January 2019), NHS England has published its Long Term Plan for the NHS. As medicine advances, health needs change and society develops, the NHS has to continually move forward so that in 10 years time we have a service fit for the future.