1. Report -

    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.
  2. News -

    An innovative partnership to improve wellbeing launched yesterday.
  3. Report -

    We asked local residents using community health services like podiatry and physiotherapy whether they felt they were waiting a long time for an appointment. We wanted to learn whether that had any impact on their health.
  4. News -

    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.
  5. News -

    Healthwatch asked Islington residents using services like podiatry, physiotherapy, and district nursing to share their views about waiting times.
  6. Report -

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

    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.
  8. Report -

    Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.
  9. News -

    Islington's Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder service for adults is making more support available more quickly.
  10. News -

    Camden and Islington Clinical Commissioning Groups are consulting on the proposed redevelopment of Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust‘s St Pancras Hospital site.
  11. Advice and Information -

    Confidential patient information identifies you and says something about your health, care or treatment. You would expect this information to be kept private.
  12. News -

    Healthwatch Islington has achieved the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard for good practice in volunteer management.
  13. Response -

    Sadly, we were not surprised to read in the Islington Tribune that regulators found home care services to be lower quality than we should expect.
  14. Report -

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

    Women who participated in the Log On project told us what they have learned.
  16. Report -

    Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.
  17. News -

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

    Feedback from patients at the Angel Medical Centre walk in service, and from the wider community
  19. News -

    We interviewed 48 patients using the walk in service at the Ritchie Street Health Centre.
  20. Report -

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

    Diverse Communities Health Voice gathers the views of black and minority ethnic communities that don't speak English as a first language.
  22. News -

    We visited St Luke's Community Centre in south Islington to hear what people thought about plans to improve how hip and knee replacements are offered in the future.
  23. Response -

    The plans include moving inpatient facilities from St Pancras Hospital to a site behind the Whittington Hospital, and building two new community mental health hubs, one in Camden and one in Islington.
  24. Report -

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

    We're asking patients using services like podiatry and physiotherapy whether they find it easy to book their appointments.
  26. News -

    Women who participated in the Log On project tell us how their smartphones are helping them to feel connected.
  27. Blog -

     Jacqui took part in a project that students from London Metropolitan University carried out with Healthwatch Islington earlier this year.
  28. Blog -

    A new blog about the experience of care services from the perspective of a long time Islington resident with disability