News and reports

The changes come after the Department of Health and Social Care announced the end of the shielding programme for people identified as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’

Have you had any issues contacting relatives who are in hospital?

We are working with five other Healthwatch branches to gather local insight into your experiences of Long COVID to support the development of services and systems.

Welcome to Healthwatch Enfield’s newsletter! I’m delighted to share some of our recent outreach and engagement work.

We have recently heard from 390 local people about their experiences of accessing Primary Care* and local GPs throughout the pandemic and have published a report to share our findings.

To help us select our priorities for the next 12 months we'd like to find out what health and social care issues are important to you. Please complete the survey below and have your say!

We have formed a partnership to carry out some outreach work to help local Bulgarians to discover and access the health and care they need.

On Monday 19th July, the UK Government lifted most COVID-19 restrictions in England. This has been called ‘Freedom Day’ by some people. So, what has changed, and how will this affect hospitals, GP practices, and other health services in Enfield?

In February we told you that Healthwatch Enfield will be managed by a new contractor from 1st June 2021. We are pleased to say that we have been working with them and made good progress in handing over services.

Our annual report tells the story of our work over the past year. Find out more about what we've achieved in 2020 - 2021.

Information about what to do if you or someone you know is unwell over the upcoming long weekend

Join us on Friday 14th May at 2pm for our online event for Dying Matters Week