Our public Committee Meeting August 2016 - supporting materials
Find out what happened at our public Committee Meeting.
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New GP surgery to open thanks to local Healthwatch
When people complained that they couldn’t get GP appointments in Tottenham Hale, local Healthwatch decided to find out the root cause of the problem.
Since 2009, hundreds of new homes have been built in Tottenham Hale. But as the number of residents increased, so have the number of complaints to Healthwatch Haringey about local GP services.
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Share your views on new standards to keep your patient data secure
The Government is now consulting on new standards to strengthen the security of health and care information and to help you make informed choices about how your data is used.
We are working with local Healthwatch to promote the consultation to make sure people have the chance to share their views.
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Help improve how the NHS learns from unexpected deaths
When someone dies unexpectedly while under NHS care, it is important that the correct processes are in place to find out why. The Care Quality Commission is looking at this issue and wants to hear your views.
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MPs call on Government to address delays in discharging older patients
The Committee of Public Accounts urges new measures to tackle scale and cost of delays in discharging patients from hospital. Read our response.
The report has found that there is a ‘poor understanding of the scale of discharge problems’ and an ‘unacceptable variation in local performance on discharging such patients’.
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What do people in Greater Manchester want from future services?
We spoke to the people of Greater Manchester to find out how future services can meet their health and social care needs.
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Are people waiting too long to be assessed for social care support?
This is the question we are working with local Healthwatch to find out.
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What should you expect from the NHS when it comes to accessible information?
From 31 July, all organisations providing NHS or adult social care will have to comply with the accessible information standard. Here we look at what you should expect as a result.
The aim of the standard is to make sure that people who have a disability, impairment or sensory loss get information that they can access and understand, and any communication support that they need.
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People's views help GPs spot ways to improve care
8 in 10 people report a good overall experience of their GP service, but when we ask people to tell us more, they say there is still room for improvement. Find out how one local Healthwatch is helping to change GP surgeries in Camden.
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Our response to CQC's report on integrated care for older people
New report from CQC highlights how services are currently working together to meet the needs of older people
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Our response to NHS England’s GP Patient Survey
New statistics from NHS England released about people’s experiences of GP services.
The survey provides information on patients’ overall experience of primary care and accessing these services.
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Championing fairer access
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit that provides extra money to help with the costs caused by long-term ill-health or a disability.
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