1. This Week's A&E Target Times, Newham General Hospital

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    For weekly statistics on Barts Health A&E waiting times.

  2. Volunteering for the Epilepsy Society

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    Would you like to kick off 2014 by helping local people? Is your New Year resolution to do more for others?

  3. A&E is for Emergencies Only

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    Feeling unwell? Need advice? Make the right choice

  4. Local Account of adult social care services for 2012\2013 - Have Your Say!

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    In April 2013, the council will produce its Local Account of adult social care services for 2012 – 13.

  5. Local patient voice short changed £10m

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    Healthwatch England analysis shows around a quarter of the £43.5 million made available by the Department of Health to fund local Healthwatch has failed to materialise in local Healthwatch accounts.

  6. Newham is ‘TB Capital’ of Western Europe

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    While rates of tuberculosis have been dropping across much of the world over recent years, in the UK, the disease has actually been on the rise.

  7. An alternative guide to the new NHS in England

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    The NHS will be 65 years old on 5th July. In that time, our health system has undergone profound change, with the recent Health and Social Care Act introducing the most wide-ranging reforms since the NHS was founded in 1948.

  8. Board member required with a background in Finance!

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    Healthwatch Newham is recruiting a new Board member with a background in Finance.

  9. February 2014 newsletter

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    Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.

  10. Public Health Ring-Fenced Grant Conditions, 2014-15

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    The Department of Health allocated public health ring fenced grants to local authorities in England

  11. Epilepsy Open Day - 31st March 2014

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    Would you like to learn more about epilepsy? If you have epilepsy or care for someone with epilepsy then why not come to the Epilepsy Society's open day?

  12. The role of the pharmacy in Newham

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    Our team hosted the user engagement event and marketed it widely in the press and networks. NELPPP approached us in December 2013, for a co-production event on the place of the Pharmacy.

  13. 'Sick of Waiting' – Patient Transport - Campaign Survey

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    Healthwatch Newham, alongside the National Kidney Federation (NKF), Age UK London, The Greater London Forum for Older People and London Region National Pensioners Convention, have signed up to the 'Sick of Waiting' campaign.

  14. Our annual report 2013-14

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    We are proud to announce the publishing of our first Annual Report, for 2013 - 14, documenting our achievements throughout our first year.

  15. June 2014 newsletter

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    Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.

  16. Workshop: tackling tuberculosis (TB) in Newham

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    We ran a ‘Have your Say’ tackling tuberculosis (TB) Workshop in association with Barts Health NHS Trust and TB Alert.

  17. Trend analysis report: GP practice performance April-June 2014

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    This report examines the service delivery of GP Practices, presented in a 'league table' format reported between April and June 2014.

  18. Transforming services, changing lives (TSCL): patient & public engagement event

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    On Monday 18th August 2014 Healthwatch Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest held a joint event to inform people and gather feedback on the Transforming Services, Changing Lives (TSCL) at Whipps Cross Hospital Lecture Theatre.

  19. Transforming Services, Changing Lives, 18th August 2014

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    Healthwatch Waltham Forest, Healthwatch Newham and Healthwatch Redbridge would like to thank all those who attended our 'Transforming Services, Changing Lives' (TSCL) event on Monday 18th August at Whipp's Cross Hospital.

  20. Chair and Vice-Chair Vacancies at Newham Patient Forum

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    Newham’s Clinical Commissioning Group (NCCG) is currently seeking a Chair and Vice-Chair of the Patient Forum.

  21. Trend analysis report: GP practice performance August-October 2014

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    This report examines the service delivery of GP Practices, presented in a 'league table' format reported between August and October 2014.

  22. October 2014 newsletter

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    Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.

  23. December 2014 newsletter

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    Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.

  24. January 2017 newsletter

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    Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.

  25. Enter and view: folkestone nursing care home

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    This was an announced Enter and View (E&V) visit undertaken by our team of trained volunteers as part of a programme to look at a range of homes within the London Borough of Newham, to obtain a better idea of the quality of care provided.

  26. Evaluation of patient experience: latent tuberculosis (LTBI) in Newham

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    In October 2016, Newham CCG commissioned our team to learn about the patient experience and feedback on the Latent Tuberculosis Infection screening service (LTBI) in Newham.

  27. Tackling TB in Newham

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    Would you like to learn more about tuberculosis (TB) on World TB day on the 24th March 2017?

  28. Get healthy with Barry McGuigan

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    NHS Newham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has teamed up with the Barry McGuigan.

  29. Sustainability & Transformation Plan (STP)

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    You may have heard of the STP. Newham CCG is working with neighbouring boroughs and has said that "STPs sets out how local health service will transform and become sustainable in the next five years".

  30. The CQC visit Newham University Hospital

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently inspected Newham University Hospital.

  31. Healthwatch Newham priorities for next 12 months

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    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.

  32. Do you have experience of dealing with chronic depression?

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    Would you like to get paid for your time while getting more involved in research within the NHS?

  33. Over 40s walking football tournament

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    Love Football and NHS Newham CCG invites you to join the fun, get active and take part in an over 40s Walking Football Tournament!

  34. May 2017 newsletter

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    Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.

  35. Know Diabetes, fight diabetes

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    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.

  36. Our annual report 2016-17

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    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

  37. Maternity care in Newham

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    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.

  38. Enter and view: meal times at Newham University Hospital

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    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.

  39. 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.

  40. Mystery shopping dentistry

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    We received feedback about the difficulty of accessing NHS appointments and undertook mystery shopping in January and August to investigate this.

  41. 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

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    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is looking for community leaders to join one of its Advisory Boards on mortality.

  42. Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care: a consultation on guidance for CCGs

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    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.

  43. What should you expect from home care services?

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    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

  44. August 2017 newsletter

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    Our newsletter is available to download now. Full of news and views about health and social care in Newham and beyond.

  45. Quality assurance visit: continuing care

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    Our team visited this service as part of joint Quality Assurance Visits with Newham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

  46. We are Recruiting!

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    We currently have 2 vacancies.

  47. Quality assurance visit: community neuro service

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    Our team visited this service as part of joint Quality Assurance Visits with Newham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).