1. Discover Local Food Banks and Warm Spaces

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    Explore our list of winter support services, including food banks and warm havens, available to residents in Enfield during these colder months.

  2. Shaping a Healthier Future for Enfield: Your Voice Matters

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    Do you want to shape and empower Enfield's residents to live healthier and longer lives? Take part in Health and Wellbeing consultations led by Enfield Council.

  3. Need Support? Let Us Connect You to NHS and Care Volunteer Responders

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    Are you feeling lonely, or need help with collecting your prescriptions? Let us know so we can refer you to an NHS and Care Volunteer Responder.

  4. Winter Wellness Guide: NHS Services and Urgent Care

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    Manage your health effectively this winter, ensuring you know where and how to seek the right support when needed.

  5. Share your views on proposed changes to maternity and children’s surgical services

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    North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) and NHS England are consulting with residents, healthcare staff and patients on the proposed changes in North Central London.

  6. Listening to Enfield: Community Priorities for 2024–2025

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    Learn about the findings from our priorities survey: GP access, mental health, dental care, and more. Your voice has shaped our focus for 2024–2025.

  7. GP Access Made Simple - Annual Conference 2024

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    Struggling to see your GP in Enfield? Join us at the Healthwatch Enfield Annual Conference to explore easy alternatives and understand your rights to GP primary care.

  8. Introducing Pharmacy First

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    Getting an appointment with your local GP can be tough. That's why your nearby pharmacy is stepping up to offer prescription-only medicines, like antibiotics and antivirals for 7 common conditions, helping ease pressure on GPs.

  9. NHS Dental Recovery Plan

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    This plan introduces a shift towards prevention and good oral health in young children and expands the dental workforce. Details of the plan include a 'new patient' payment scheme, funding, and the introduction of dental vans to provide mobile care in underrepresented areas.

  10. Translations Available For How To Access GP Guide

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    Our GP Access Guide is now available for download and can be translated into various languages.

  11. Enfield Talking Therapies

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    Did you know that Enfield IAPT have rebranded their service and relaunched their mental health treatment programmes for residents?

  12. GP Access Made Simple: Celebrating Our Annual Conference

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    As we reflect on our 'GP Access Made Simple' conference, we extend our deepest thanks to everyone who attended and shared their insights.

  13. North Middlesex Hospital and Royal Free London Proposed Merger

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    North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust are looking at how they can come together as one organisation after several years of close working.

  14. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

  15. Putting patients at the heart of technological access to healthcare during the COVID19 pandemic

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    Healthwatch Enfield calls for healthcare providers to put patients at the heart of their work to develop remote consultations via video calling and email during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  16. Temporary changes to leadership at Healthwatch Enfield

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    On 4th November 2019, our Chief Executive, Patricia Mecinska, will join North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust for six months as the Head of Patient Experience and Involvement. We wish her the best.

  17. NHS Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group agree to keep the Urgent Care Centre at Chase Farm open until 10pm

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    Despite considering the proposal to close the Centre at 9:00pm, in September 2019, NHS Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group agreed to keep the Urgent Care Centre at Chase Farm open until 10pm.

  18. Chase Farm Hospital redevelopment team wins award

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    Chase Farm Hospital’s redevelopment team became the proud winners of a prestigious industry award last week.

  19. We are recruiting! Join us as a Community Outreach, Research and Events Co-ordinator

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    Would you like to work for a dynamic organisation which seeks to empower local communities to secure improvements to health and social care services affecting over 300,000 residents of Enfield?

  20. Tell us your experiences of using Continuing Health Care or Personal Budgets

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    We’ve just launched a new survey to collect evidence of local residents experiences of Continuing Health Care (CHC) or Personal Budgets (PBs).

  21. Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust rated Requires Improvement by CQC

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    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.

  22. Shaping future health and care for people with learning disabilities, autism and other disabilities in Enfield

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    The NHS is developing services for the next 10 years with one area of focus being care for people with learning disabilities, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other disabilities.

  23. New chair appointed to lead Royal Free Charity

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    The Royal Free Charity has appointed Judy Dewinter as its new Chair of Trustees.

  24. Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) appoints two new members to governing body

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    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.

  25. Bookings are open for Healthwatch Enfield’s Annual Conference

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

  26. Young Healthwatch Report

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    Read our report on Enfield's young people's experience of using health and social care services.

  27. Healthwatch Enfield annual report is published today

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    Our annual report tells the story of our work over the past year. Find out more about what we've achieved in 2019-2020.

  28. Let's talk Cancer!

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    Why not book one of our FREE interactive cancer awareness sessions? Now available ONLINE too!

  29. We are recruiting! Join our team

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    Would you like to work for a dynamic organisation which seeks to empower local communities to secure improvements to health and social care services affecting over 300,000 residents of Enfield? Join our team!

  30. Healthwatch Enfield Annual Report 2020 - 2021

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

  31. An introduction from our new CEO

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

  32. What health and social care issues are important to you?

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    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!

  33. Our 2022-23 Annual Report

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    We are delighted to share with you our Annual Report for 2022-23.