1. Meet Ibrahim

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    Ibrahim is a student mental health nurse. He volunteers for Healthwatch as a Digital Champion.

  2. What is the future of adult social care?

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    The social care system is under huge pressure. What does the future hold?

  3. GP services for Islington residents in residential care

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    We spoke to care home residents, next of kin, and staff about their experiences of GP services that are delivered in the care home setting.

  4. Care home visits

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    We visited Bridgeside Lodge Care Centre, Cheverton Lodge Care Home, The Highgate Nursing Home, and Muriel Street Resource Centre.

  5. Experiences of the Integrated Care Ageing Team Service

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    We carried out interviews with residents, relatives and staff in local care homes.

  6. Meaningful activities in care homes and nursing homes in Islington

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    Our Enter and View volunteers have visited six care homes and nursing homes across the borough. They spoke to residents, their carers and relatives, and to staff.

  7. We asked residents, relatives and staff what they thought about the activities offered in local care homes

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    Our volunteers have visited six care homes and nursing homes across the borough. They spoke to residents, their carers and relatives, and to staff.

  8. Care homes: understanding your rights

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    Choosing a care home can be daunting and it's important to have the right information. Find out more about your rights and how to complain if you are not happy.

  9. What should you expect when it comes to care for your teeth?

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    Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

  10. Local care home residents are well supported with their oral health

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    Our volunteers visited six local care homes, speaking to residents, relatives and staff. We also met with the Oral Health Promotion Team from Whittington Health.

  11. Oral health in Islington care homes

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    We visited six homes, speaking to 46 residents, 24 relatives and 31 staff. We wanted to see how residents were supported with their oral health and whether there was any room for improvement.

  12. 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.

  13. COVID-19: What you need to know when visiting a care home

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    Take a look at what the latest guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice.

  14. Islington care homes: experiences of accessing health services for residents

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    We asked care home managers about access to health services for their residents.

  15. Accessible Information Standard

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    How do GP practices in Islington make their services accessible to patients with a communication support need?

  16. Support offered at GP practices for patients with autism

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    Mystery shoppers called GP practices posing as newly arrived Islington residents looking for a practice which could accommodate their child’s needs. They stated that their child had a diagnosis of autism.

  17. How do our GP practices make their services accessible?

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    Our volunteers visited all the GP practices in the borough to get a sense of how easy it is for them to meet the Accessible Information Standard.

  18. How well do local health and care services support the needs of people with autism?

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    Throughout the Autumn of 2016 we spoke with Islington residents with Autism Spectrum Condition, and with their families.

  19. Helping to make Islington GP surgeries more autism friendly

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    Mystery shopping by Healthwatch volunteers and feedback from local residents has led to improvements in service design.

  20. Local residents with learning disabilities talk about services provided by Whittington Health

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    We spoke to 28 learning disabled residents and support workers to capture their views on emergency care, the use of digital technology, and health services located in the community.

  21. The Supporting Families Service

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    We spoke to 24 family carers of people with learning disabilities, two staff members, and three teams from referring agencies. We wanted to understand what the service does well, and suggest ways in which it might be further improved.

  22. The Supporting Families Service at Centre 404

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    We spoke to parents of children with learning disabilities to find out what they valued about this service, and to ask if there was anything that could be improved.