1. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

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    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.

  2. Our annual report 2019/20

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    Last year, we engaged with over 2300 residents. 650 people shared their stories about health and social care, and we made 25 recommendations to services about the improvements that people would like to see.

  3. Presentations and Q&A from the ‘Accessing services as we come out of lockdown’ event

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    Meeting notes

  4. The impact of Covid-19: Community feedback on life during lockdown

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    We surveyed 200 local residents, 180 of whom were from migrant communities. We asked them about their experiences of lockdown, and of the coronavirus pandemic more broadly.

  5. What will the 'new normal' look like for general practice in Islington?

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    Are the changes to services we’ve seen over the past nine months going to be here to stay?

  6. If I could change just one thing about health and care, this is what it would be

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    Local people share their key concerns about health and care services today

  7. Healthwatch tackles high blood pressure

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    We helped over 1,300 people improve their understanding of hypertension and identified over 130 people with undiagnosed hypertension, whom we were able to point in the direction of their GP or community pharmacy for further tests.

  8. Raising awareness of hypertension in Islington

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    We helped over 1,300 people improve their understanding of hypertension.

  9. What are your expectations for your annual health review?

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    We asked over 500 residents with long-term health conditions what they wanted from their yearly check-ups

  10. Islington residents share feedback on how their health conditions affect their activity levels

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    We asked over 500 residents with long-term conditions about their patterns of physical activity and exercise and how this was affected by their health.

  11. Conversations with GPs can give patients with health conditions confidence to increase physical exercise

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    Residents with long-term health conditions tell us that the opportunity to speak directly to a health professional can give them the confidence they need to increase their levels of physical activity safely.

  12. Islington patients managing long-term conditions give feedback on their annual health checks and patterns of physical activity

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    We asked over 500 residents with long-term health conditions what they wanted from their yearly check-ups and how their health affected their physical activity patterns.

  13. Supporting the uptake of cervical screening within the Somali and Turkish speaking communities in Islington

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    Guided by learning from a Public Health Cancer Needs analysis, and support from North Central London Cancer Alliance, the project has focused on supporting uptake of cervical screening in the Somali and Turkish Communities

  14. Supporting the uptake of cervical screening within our Somali and Turkish speaking communities

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    Somali and Turkish women have a higher refusal rate for cervical screening than the Islington average. Our project has enabled women to have one-to-one conversations about screening with cancer champions in their first language.