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Harrow Rethink Support Group - November Newsletter
The latest news and events from Harrow Rethink Support Group.
NICE Public Involvement Update, November 2019
The latest news and updates from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).
Job Opportunity - Healthwatch Brent
Healthwatch Brent are recruiting a Manager (Strategic, Job Share) £30,000 (pro-rata 21 hours per week) 28 days holiday per annum (pro-rata),...
New national guidance on patient engagement
New guidance has been published about how Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and NHS England should engage people in work to improve health and care services. Read our response. The ‘ Patient and public participation in commissioning health and care’ guidance aims to support NHS staff to involve...
NHS next steps on the five year forward view - published
NHS England update on the Next Steps On The NHS Five Year Forward View Today, Simon Stevens, announces the Next Steps On The Five Year Forward View . Endorsed by the other chief executives of NHS national bodies, the Next Steps sets out how to deliver practical improvements in areas prized by...
Five Year Forward View for Mental Health – we are one year on
This report marks the anniversary of the publication of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. It highlights the progress made in the first year of the programme, and takes a look at the achievements we need to build upon to deliver next year and beyond. Please link click below View the Five...
Young Minds - Survey for Young Men
We have now created a brand new survey to hear about the ways that young men currently have a say around their mental health, and what young people and professionals think about how they should be involved. This version of the survey has been created especially to gather the views of young men...
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
During April we are raising awareness of bowel cancer screening to improve early diagnosis of the disease. Bowel cancer is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer but it is treatable and curable especially if diagnosed early. Screening can detect bowel cancer early before any symptoms appear, when it...
NICE have recommended that everyone newly diagnosed with bowel cancer in England should be tested for Lynch syndrome
New NICE guidance published today calls for all newly diagnosed bowel cancer patients in England to be tested for Lynch syndrome - a serious genetic condition that can increase their risk of bowel and other cancers by up to 80%. An estimated 175,000 people in the UK are thought to have this...
Four things your pharmacist can help you with
16/02/17 With increased pressure on NHS services across the country, pharmacists have a vital role to play in helping people manage their health. Pharmacists do a lot more than dispense medication, but not everyone knows about the range of other services they offer. Research we commissioned found...
CQC inspection of London Ambulance Service NHS Trust - 7th Feb 2017
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of all health and social care services in England. We register, monitor and inspect services to make sure they provide safe, effective, compassionate, high quality care, and we encourage them to improve. We will shortly be inspecting...
LGBT History Month - Launch Event
Harrow Council celebrates LGBT History Month and you are invited to the launch event on Monday 30 th January 2017, at 12pm in Committee Rooms 5&6 at the Civic Centre, Harrow Council. Hosted by the CEO Michael Lockwood and the Portfolio Holder for Equalities Cllr Varsha Parmar, our key note...
Banks face mental health challenge
Banks must offer basic account options, as given to other vulnerable people, to assist those struggling with mental health conditions, a think tank says. Mental health problems affected everyday activities such as budgeting and paying bills, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) said...
Healthwatch Harrow Board Recruitment Opportunities:
Position: Healthwatch Harrow Board Chair Position: Healthwatch Harrow Board Members Enterprise Wellness, which manages the Healthwatch Harrow Service, is seeking to appoint a functional Chair and Members of the Healthwatch Harrow (HWH) Board to commence by April 2017, initially for one year. This...
Next Phase CQC Public Consultation
Today we launch a formal consultation on our next phase of regulation. The consultation document, ‘Our next phase of regulation: A more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach’, follows our strategy for 2016 to 2021 [1] , published in May 2016, which sets out an ambitious vision for a more...
Healthwatch Harrow at World Aid's Day
Healthwatch Harrow attended the World Aid's Day Event "Healthy Harrow" organised by Public Health Harrow World AIDS Day Briefing for Public Health Harrow Key HIV Statistics in Harrow The total number of people living with HIV in Harrow has increased from 340 to 417 between 2011 and 2015 which is 4...
HIV Testing Week: It starts with me
This week is National HIV Testing Week and our CLASH (Central London Action on Sexual Health) team are out and about offering free HIV testing to remind people how important it is to get tested. This year’s HIV Testing Week campaign, ‘It starts with me’, is encouraging people, no matter who they...
Faster improvements needed in how people are cared for when detained under the Mental Health Act, warns CQC
The quality regulator has found that there is a lot of good practice in how psychiatric inpatient units are caring for people when detained under the Mental Health Act, but that there is still much to be done to improve . The Care Quality Commission has found that there is a lot of good practice in...
Mums across North West London to benefit from the best maternity services in the country
Real continuity of care and much better postnatal support are just two of the benefits mums to be in North West London can now expect, following an announcement by NHS England that the eight boroughs will lead the way in top class maternity services. North West London has been selected by NHS...
Self Care Week - 14th-20th November 2016
Self Care is an approach to health which helps you to keep yourself well. It focuses on supporting you to play an active role in your own healthcare and wellbeing. Self Care works alongside and supports the traditional focus on medical care. It introduces a more rounded approach to your health. It...
The Stanmore Surgery rated Inadequate by CQC
England’s Chief Inspector of General Practice has rated The Stanmore Surgery in Stanmore, north London, as Inadequate overall. The practice has been put into special measures, following a Care Quality Commission inspection in May. Inspectors rated the practice as Inadequate for being safe,...
Our telephone lines are not working currently
Our telephone lines are not working at present so please email us info@healthwatchharrow.co.uk should you need to contact us. We will let you know once they are working and apologise for any inconveniences caused.
CNWL publishes Operation Plan 2016/2017
Please click file below for CNWL's Operational Plan for 2016/2017
Volunteers/service users needed to help choose new provider for Sexual Health Services
Public Health Commissioning -(Sexual Health services) We are in the process of procuring new reproductive and sexual health services in Harrow, Ealing and Brent. We would like service users or volunteers to evaluate presentations from bidders to help us choose a suitable provider. However to...
The Pinn Medical Centre rated Outstanding by CQC
22 September 2016 The Pinn Medical Centre rated Outstanding by CQC The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by The Pinn Medical Centre in Harrow, north London, to be Outstanding overall - after an inspection in July. Inspectors found the practice was Outstanding for being...
Harrow Council Budget Consultation 2017/18 - Ending the Smoking Cessation Service
Proposal: Ending the Smoking Cessation Service Harrow’s Smoking Cessation Service provides support for people who want to stop smoking and for organisations that help people to stop smoking. Smoking across the UK accounts for more premature deaths than alcoholism, obesity and road traffic accidents...
Have your say on how your health and care information is used
Public and Patient Engagement Invitation In July 2016 a review was published, which makes recommendations on how health and care information should be used. The Department of Health is now seeking views from patients, and the public on how health and care information should be used. A public...
Healthy Caring Guide Bulletin
NHS England, in partnership with Carers UK, Carers Trust Age UK, Public Health England, and older carers themselves, has published a Practical Guide to Healthy Caring . The Guide provides information and advice to carers about staying healthy whilst caring and identifies the support available to...
