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Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care: a consultation on guidance for CCGs
Last year 1.1 billion prescription items were dispensed in primary care at a cost of £9.2billion. This cost coupled with finite resources means it is important that the NHS achieves the greatest value from the money that it spends.
2 August 2017
News
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Help NICE find a community leader or advocate to develop our Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups: promoting health and preventing mortality quality standard
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is looking for community leaders to join one of its Advisory Boards on mortality.
2 August 2017
News
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Mystery shopping dentistry
We received feedback about the difficulty of accessing NHS appointments and undertook mystery shopping in January and August to investigate this.
1 August 2017
Report
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The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services
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.
31 July 2017
Advice and Information
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Enter and view: meal times at Newham University Hospital
In June 2017 our team delivered an Enter & View project to review the food and meal time support that was offered to patients at the Newham University Hospital.
27 July 2017
Report
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Maternity care in Newham
Following the lead of Healthwatch England’s national focus on maternity care, we were keen to learn about women’s experiences of maternity services in Newham, therefore we designated maternity services as a priority area for review.
1 July 2017
Report
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Our annual report 2016-17
Find out more about the ways we're helping to improve people's experiences of health and social care services in our annual report for 2016-17
30 June 2017
Report
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Know Diabetes, fight diabetes
Diabetes is one of the UK’s biggest health crises, and it’s on the rise. Some 4.5 million people in the UK are living with diabetes, and 11.9 million in the UK are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
7 June 2017
Advice and Information
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May 2017 newsletter
Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.
31 May 2017
News
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Over 40s walking football tournament
Love Football and NHS Newham CCG invites you to join the fun, get active and take part in an over 40s Walking Football Tournament!
5 May 2017
News
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Do you have experience of dealing with chronic depression?
Would you like to get paid for your time while getting more involved in research within the NHS?
5 May 2017
News
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Healthwatch Newham priorities for next 12 months
We are currently considering our priorities for the next 12 months. We would find it very helpful to hear from you on your experiences of health and social care services.
4 May 2017
News