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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.
22 May 2019
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NHS Long term plan
Healthwatch England secured funding to ensure local Healthwatch can support public engagement on the NHS Long Term Plan and contribute to the development of a local plan in the East London Health and Care Partnership.
1 May 2019
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Registering with your GP: understanding your rights
People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.
1 April 2019
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March 2019 newsletter
Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.
31 March 2019
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Dental practice review
We conducted a service review of 29 dental practices across Newham in January 2017 and again in August 2017 to investigate the availability of routine NHS dentist appointments.
27 February 2019
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NHS Long Term Plan: What has the NHS planned for the next 10 years?
The NHS Long Term Plan outlines how additional NHS funding will be spent to ensure, that over the next 10 years, the health service is fit for the future.
1 February 2019
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December 2018 newsletter
Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.
31 December 2018
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Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?
Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.
24 December 2018
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Enter and view: Supported Living Services
We select the locations liaising with local residents, Newham Council Adult Social Care staff and the Care Quality Commission. We carried out visits to 8 services, with 3 further visits planned for November and December 2018.
9 November 2018
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Initial engagement with mental health support groups
We visited two mental health support groups to listen to experiences and to find out what service-users thought would help make things better.
1 November 2018
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Young people engagement
In 2017–2018, our team engaged with young people to obtain feedback regarding their experiences with Health and Social Care services in Newham.
1 November 2018
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Quality assurance visit: diabetes
Our team visited the Diabetes service at Shewsbury Road Health Centre to find out about patients referral pathway experiences as part of our joint Quality Assurance Project with Newham Clinical Commissioning Group (NCCG).
3 October 2018
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