1. New Healthwatch Tower Hamlets launched

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    Your Voice in Health and Social Care take over the provision of Healthwatch Tower Hamlets on 1st April 2022.

  2. Meet your new Healthwatch – online event

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    Come and meet Your Voice in Health and Social Care (YVHSC), the new provider of Healthwatch Tower Hamlets.

  3. Healthwatch England's New National Director Starts Work

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    We’re delighted to let you know that Louise Ansari, Healthwatch England's new National Director, has started with Healthwatch England today.

  4. Paid work placements

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    Healthwatch Tower Hamlets offers two types of unique work placement opportunities for working age residents and residents with Learning Disabilities.

  5. We have launched our Healthy Neighbourhood project

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    This is your chance to tell help improve local services in Tower Hamlets by sharing your experience of using them.

  6. Council wins £5m research boost to address health inequalities

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    Tower Hamlets Council and its partners have secured a £5m funding award through a new national scheme to boost support for research to address health inequalities.

  7. Loneliness Event

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    Our local CVS organisations and Tower Hamlets Together partners, are working to reduce social isolation, through longstanding work, with support of Tower Hamlets Loneliness Taskforce Grants and other resources.

    Tower Hamlets Connection Network is supporting local organisations to work together to share ideas, information and access to resources to deliver a stronger local response to loneliness and isolation, affecting our most marginalised residents.


  8. Formal Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) Consultation

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    Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board is in the process of developing an updated Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for the borough. This is an important document that describes health and wellbeing need and the provision of pharmacy services.

  9. GP appointments in north east London

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    Each month the NHS publishes national and regional data on GP appointments. You can see in the infographic below that in December 2022, GP practices in north east London provided over 860,000 appointments. 46% of the of these appointments were same day, 57% were within one day and 78% were within one week. 65% were face-to-face and 34% over the phone; and 58% of these appointments were with a GP and 41% with another member of practice staff like a nurse.

  10. Healthwatch Tower Hamlets joined by two work placement candidates

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    For the last two weeks, Healthwatch Tower Hamlets were joined by two work placement candidates as part of our work placement programme. Read on to find out what type of work they were involved in and what skills they learned during their time with us.

  11. The Experience of GP Services in Tower Hamlets

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    A Community Insight System (CIS) Trend Analysis Report by Healthwatch Tower Hamlets of GP services in Tower Hamlets for the period January to March 2023.

  12. Primary care recovery plan – what does it mean for you and your loved ones?

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    NHS England has recently published its "Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care". We outline what the planned changes will mean for you.

  13. Loneliness Awareness Week 12th-18th June

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    Loneliness and social isolation are common problems for people of all ages in our borough. These conditions can lead to poor physical and mental health and increase the risk of developing conditions like dementia and depression. The elderly are particularly vulnerable due to reduced mobility and lack of proximity to family, but young people also experience loneliness when away from home.

  14. Healthwatch Tower Hamlets Annual Report 2022-2023

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    In our annual report, we highlight the hard work of the Healthwatch Tower Hamlets team in actively listening to the community's experiences during 2022 and 2023. By gathering and utilizing the stories of residents, we were able to enhance the quality of local health and social care services.

  15. Healthwatch Tower Hamlets Stakeholder Survey

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    Thank you for supporting Healthwatch Tower Hamlets during our transition to YVHSC. We are proud of the progress made in the past year and welcome your feedback. Take our survey to share your thoughts.

    Note: the survey is for stakeholders only.

  16. CIS Report - Health and Care Services in Tower Hamlets April - June 2023

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    A Community Insight System (CIS) Trend Analysis Report showing the overall sentiment of how people feel about health and care services in Tower Hamlets.

  17. CIS Report-Bartshealth (Dashboard) 2022-2023

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    A Community Insight System (CIS) Dashboard Report showing patients' overall sentiment on their experiences with Barts Health from 1 October 2022, to 30 September 2023.

  18. Meet our interns at Healthwatch Tower Hamlets

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    We're thrilled to announce that we had interns as part of our internship program. Their names are Luke and Haley, and they supported us for 12 weeks in 2023. Please keep reading to learn more about the tasks they worked on and the skills they acquired during their time here.

  19. Winter health advice and information

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    As winter sets, it's crucial to prioritise your physical and mental health. We have advice and information to help you stay healthy this winter, including getting vaccines and taking care of your mental well-being.

  20. NHS Dental Recovery Plan - our response

    Response -

    Under a new plan published recently, people will benefit from millions more NHS dental appointments over the next year. Read our response.