News
Zero Suicide LDN (Online Training)
Over 12 people a week take their own life in London. If someone was in crisis, would you know what to say? Thrive LDN is leading a campaign to get...
Survey by the General Pharmaceutical Council
The General Pharmaceutical Council regulates pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in Great Britain. Their role is to protect the public...
NICE Public Involvement Update, September 2019
The latest news and updates from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).
Harrow Rethink Support Group - September Newsletter
The latest news and events from Harrow Rethink Support Group.
Harrow Rethink Support Group - July Newsletter
The latest news and events from Harrow Rethink Support Group.
NICE Public Involvement Update, July 2019
The latest news and updates from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).
Job Vacancy - Outreach Manager
Healthwatch Harrow is recruiting for an Outreach Manager: 21 hours per week £27,300 per annum – pro-rata (on a contract, £16,380) Additional range of benefits including 23 days annual leave. The job advert and description are available below. For an application pack contact recruitment@harrowmencap...
Volunteers' Week 2019
Volunteers' Week is a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. It takes place 1-7 June every year and is an opportunity to celebrate volunteering in all its diversity. Click here to find out more .
Carers Week 2019
Not being able to talk to friends about caring 'leaves one in three unpaid carers socially isolated'. Seven national charities have come together to launch the theme for Carers Week 2019, the UK's 'drive to raise awareness of caring'. Click here to find out more .
Harrow Rethink Support Group - May Newsletter
The latest news and events from Harrow Rethink Support Group.
New Weekly Dementia Hub: Opening Event, Tuesday 16th April
Harrow Council is pleased to announce the opening of a new weekly dementia hub in Harrow. Please join them at this event to take a first look at the new space for a weekly drop-in and also find out about several new dementia initiatives they are launching with partners. Tuesday 16th April 2019 10...
Survey on the NHS Long Term Plan
What would you do? Your chance to shape how your local NHS should change. The government is investing an extra £20 billion a year in the NHS. The NHS has produced a Long Term Plan, setting out all the things it wants health services to do better for people across the country. Your local Harrow NHS...
FREE Conference on Migrant Health in Harrow - 10th April 2019
A half-day conference for everyone supporting migrant communities, refugees and asylum seekers. Is a refused asylum seeker entitled to social care? What health rights does a person with Indefinite Leave to Remain have? And do rights on paper guarantee service in practice? Explore these questions...
NICE Public Involvement Update, March 2019
The latest news and updates from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).
Survey to look at ways to improve early treatment of stroke.
Researchers at Newcastle University would like to learn about your preferences on how services in the NHS could be organised to provide clot removal treatment (thrombectomy) to stroke patients who may benefit. Promoting Effective And Rapid Stroke care (PEARS) is a 5 year research project led by...
NICE Public Involvement Update, February 2019
The latest news and updates from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).
NICE Public Involvement Update, December 2018
The latest news and updates from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).
Christmas Gift Wrapping Service at St Annes and St Georges!
Introducing Christmas gift wrapping by Shopmobility Harrow. They will be at St Annes Shopping Centre from 17th - 20th December and St Georges Shopping Centre from 21st - 22nd December. They'll be gift wrapping between 10.30am - 6.00pm. So, drop along with your unwrapped gifts and the Shopmobility...
Harrow Safeguarding Adults Board - Autumn Newsletter
The latest news from Harrow Safeguarding Adults Board.
Harrow Rethink Support Group - November Newsletter
The latest news from Harrow Rethink Support Group.
Healthwatch Harrow Insight and Intelligence, Q1 2018
Healthwatch Harrow undertakes a range of activities to gather local views and experiences of health and social care services. These comments form the basis of our reports. Our latest report examines the experience of GPs, Dentists, Pharmacists, Opticians, Northwick Park Hospital and Social Care,...
New Service at Alexandra Health & Social Care Centre
From 1 November 2018 the Alexandra Health & Social Care Centre will become a GP Access Centre dedicated to treating patients registered with a Harrow GP practice only. The new service means that patients will need to book an appointment before arriving at the centre. By having a pre-bookable...
NICE Public Involvement Update, August 2018
The latest news and updates from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
Introducing the Healthwatch Harrow Patient Experience Panel (PEP)
Healthwatch Harrow is the ‘official voice’ across the Borough for health and social care service users. Our database contains 1,000’s of health and social care related issues, good and bad, about services ranging from GPs, Northwick Park Hospital (and other local hospitals), Care Homes, Adult...
The latest health and social care related news and events...
The latest articles are listed below. Click here to view more stories. Also, check out our bi-monthly newsletter .
New GP contract agreed for 2018 to 2019
The contract was agreed by the Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ), NHS Employers on behalf of NHS England and the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners Committee ( GPC ). The deal includes a pay uplift, together with a 3% increase to expense claims, totalling £102.9 million...
Need to see a GP or nurse over the Easter holidays?
Press release Need to see a GP or nurse over the Easter holidays? GP and nurse appointments are available over the Easter bank holiday weekend including Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. This follows on from success over the Christmas and New Year period, as pressures were reduced on...
Do you want to beat Type 2 diabetes? There’s an app for that!
Patients living with Type 2 diabetes in North West London have seen significant improvements to their health thanks to new smartphone health apps. In partnership with Imperial College Health Partners, the North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) offered more than 400...
