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Welcome to our October 2024 newsletter
Read the latest news from the practice
Mental Health
Reports published based on visits to all seven mental health wards based at Homerton hospital
Healthwatch Hackney produced a series of reports with recommendations for improvements based on our "Enter and View" visits to the mental health wards, run by East London Foundation Trust.
Concerns raised included theft, staffing shortages, cleanliness, and food quality.
For more information please visit the Healthwatch Hackney website.
Information exchange meeting
Launch of the updated Health and Social Care Complaints Charters
Join us to learn about the health and social care complaints charters, how to make a complaint and the support available if you are not satisfied with the healthcare you have received.
Please note that this meeting is not intended to address individual complaints, it is an informational meeting about the complaints process.
For more information please visit the Healthwatch Hackney website.
Help shape the new 10 year plan for the NHS
This consultation aims to co-develop the 10-Year Health Plan with the public, patients, and staff so that everyone owns the plan and can feel the difference in their daily lives.
For more information please visit the Healthwatch Hackney website.
Queertopia invite you to their next LGBTQIA+ Forum
11th November
Queertopia is a space where residents, community interest groups, and partners come together to champion the rights and inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community.
For more information please visit the Healthwatch Hackney website.
Take part in research improve cancer screening programmes
Can you help the University of Cambridge and Thiscovery understand how people decide whether to take part in cancer screening? The research aims to understand how people decide whether to take part in screening, and particularly how they choose between screening options.
For more information please visit the Healthwatch Hackney website.
Baby loss certificate extended to acknowledge historic cases
The government has extended a baby loss certificate scheme to allow more women and parents to apply, no matter how long ago they experienced the pregnancy loss. Any type of pregnancy loss is covered, including miscarriages, chemical pregnancy loss following an embryo transfer, a termination for medical reasons, a molar pregnancy, extremely premature birth, and ectopic pregnancy.
For more information please visit the Healthwatch Hackney website.
Published: Oct 31, 2024