News and reports

This report provides an update based on our original review and follows on from the previous recommendations shown in reports provided to Redbridge Health Scrutiny Committee on 21 November 2016 and 20 March 2017.

Below is an Enter and View report of the discharge lounges at Queens and King George Hospital

The 2016-2017 Annual Report details the impact of and showcases the achievements that Healthwatch Redbridge has completed over the past year.

Havering & Redbridge identified that too many people were being admitted to hospital for entirely preventable causes, resulting in an over reliance on institutional (bed based) services as the default option rather than considering individual needs.

Take a look at what was discussed in our September Board Meeting by downloading the document below.

​​​​​​​Healthwatch Redbridge (HWR) conducted an E&V visit to Whipps Cross phlebotomy department in response to concerns raised by local residents about the temporary closure of the Phlebotomy service at Wanstead Hospital on 11 July 2016.

Take a look at what was discussed in our July Board Meeting by downloading the document below.

The Accessible Information Standard (AIS) is a mandatory and statutory requirement that applies to all providers of NHS and publicly-funded adult social care services and came into force on 31 July 2016 .
It is underpinned by the Equalities Act

Take a look at what was discussed in our May Board Meeting by downloading the document below.

The first year of the project involved engaging with only the deaf community. We conducted 3 E&V visits to London Emergency Departments:
Queen’s Hospital Romford, University College London, Newham Hospital

A shortlist of homes was produced to support engagement with a number of homes from various areas within the borough. Homes were chosen to be representative (for older people, people with learning disabilities, people using mental health services).

A shortlist of homes was produced to support engagement with a number of homes from various areas within the borough. Homes were chosen to be representative (for older people, people with learning disabilities, people using mental health services).