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Care Quality Commission’s latest annual survey of people who stayed as an inpatient in hospital published

Findings from the Care Quality Commissions (CQC’s) latest annual survey of people who stayed as an inpatient in hospital has been published today (Thursday 20 June).

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Have you recently stayed on a ward at the North Mid Hospital or visited someone who has? Tell us about your experiences!

Every day the North Mid Hospital cares for about 450 patients on its wards so it is likely you may have been one of them. Or maybe you had a relative or a friend staying in the hospital in the last few weeks. If so, we want to hear your views!

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We want to hear about how you share your views and opinions

Have you given feedback about a product or service you have used before? Have you written an online review on websites such as Amazon, TripAdvisor or Facebook? We want to hear about your experiences of sharing your views and opinions.

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Tell us your experiences of NHS Continuing Healthcare and/or Personal Health budgets

Healthwatch Enfield is working alongside Enfield Disability Action (EDA) to listen to local people’s experiences of being assessed for, receiving and using NHS Continuing Healthcare and Personal Health Budgets to meet the care needs of an individual.

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Seven pieces of information that you should expect to receive after being diagnosed with dementia

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.

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Opportunity to get involved in grading local health services

BEHMHT and NMUHT are running a workshop to give local people who live or use health services in Enfield the opportunity to look at how each Trust is performing and give their point of view on this.

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Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.

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Working in partnership with Independence and Wellbeing Enfield to evaluate their wellbeing services

Healthwatch Enfield worked with service users, their carers and staff at Independence and Wellbeing Enfield to evaluate the quality of services on offer to the people of Enfield.

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What would you do to improve services in North Central London?

This report outlines feedback from residents across North Central London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington) on what they would to do improve local services, to provide an evidence base for the NHS Long Term Plan.

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Do you need help getting to hospital?

Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

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NHS Opening Hours

Local NHS Services opening times late May Bank Holiday weekend

This bank holiday weekend you can access urgent (but non emergency) healthcare services via the Enfield GP extended access hubs and at local pharmacies.

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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust rated Requires Improvement by CQC

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, which owns Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital’s, has been rated Requires Improvement by a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report published today. They were previously rated Good at their last inspection in 2017.