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Healthwatch was commissioned by Manor Gardens Welfare Trust to provide an independent evaluation of the 'Bright Beginnings' Project.

We visited the Imaging Department, and the Fracture and Antenatal Clinics. We asked outpatients about the information they had been sent ahead of their appointment. We also asked them how easy it was find their way around the hospital.

We spoke to 82 patients accessing a variety of community services from 6 health centres across the borough.

We went back to Ritchie Street to talk to more patients, particularly young adults, using the walk in centre. We also held a focus group for Deaf patients, and visited GP surgeries to see how easy it was to register as a patient.

Over a two week period in September 2018 we conducted three visits to Moorfields Eye Hospital on City Road.

Local community organisations would welcome stronger referral pathways, and the opportunity to develop dialogue with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.

Self-care, social issues affecting health, and care delivered closer to home

Feedback from patients at the Angel Medical Centre walk in service, and from the wider community

Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.

Healthwatch carried out an independent evaluation of 'Building and sustaining bridges of inclusion', Arachne's Lottery-funded advice and information project

Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.

Local Healthwatch from Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington organised surveys, focus groups and interviews to find out what people thought of existing services and to get ideas on how to make services better.