16 June 2016
The BIG Conversation: Haringey people come together to talk about dying…
New Palliative Care Service for Haringey launched. On Friday 13th May 2016 Public Voice and Healthwatch Haringey partnered with Haringey Palliative Care, Haringey CCG and Haringey Older People’s Forum to successfully launch the new Haringey Palliative Care Service at a special event, held as part of the national ‘Dying Matters Awareness Week’ 2016. The event, […]
2 March 2016
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) transformation strategy
Public Voice has been commissioned to develop a consultation and participation strategy, in partnership with young people and their parents / carers, to support the implementation of a new CAMHS Strategy in the London Borough of Haringey over the next four years. The participation strategy will provide a framework for commissioners and providers to ensure […]
1 March 2016
Public Voice funded to manage North London GP registration drive
Public Voice has been funded by a Haringey Borough Councillor’s ‘Ward Budget’ to work with Lawrence House GP Practice and community organisation the ‘Engine Room’ to increase GP registration in the Tottenham Hale are of London. A hub and information point will be set up in the area so that local people can register for […]
29 February 2016
Public Voice commissioned to provide project management to NHS England in London Borough of Haringey
Public Voice are providing project management support to NHS England as they set up a temporary GP surgery in Tottenham Hale, North London. In 2015 reports by Healthwatch Haringey and NHS England identified significant under provision of GP resources in Tottenham Hale. This new GP surgery in Hale Village will meet the short term needs […]
20 February 2016
Public Voice commissioned by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust (BEHMHT) to organise and manage Equalities grading (EDS2) workshop
Public Voice was commissioned by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust (BEHMHT) to organise and manage their Equalities grading (EDS2) workshop in February 2016. BEHMHT wanted local service users, carers and community organisations to help ‘grade’ how well it delivers equalities. This workshop, organised by Healthwatch Haringey, gives local people in Haringey the opportunity […]
2 December 2015
Improving GP complaints processes
Public Voice Chair, Sharon Grant, has successfully delivered informative presentations to two General Practitioner Local Medical Committee (LMC) workshops on ‘The importance of a good complaints process’ and ‘How to engage with patients to improve services’. We hope that these presentations will lead to improved complaints processes and improved patient services.
24 July 2015
What can happen when the vulnerable leave hospital?
At first glance Rory MacKenna looked reasonably healthy. Or at least as healthy as anyone can appear sitting on the grimy floor in the underpass leading to Charing Cross tube station in central London.