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Understanding the experience of accessing a GP in Brent

How easy is it for patients to arrange a GP appointment in Brent? Are people able to speak to a doctor when they need to? Is it possible to arrange face-to-face appointments? These questions are at the heart of our new GP Access project, which aims to understand how easily patients can currently...

Have your say… about online GP services

The NHS North West London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is seeking public views on online GP consultation services. We're working with them, and other local Healthwatch, to gather views about your experience using online GP services. Click here to go to the Healthwatch Hillingdon website and...

Influencing Brent Council’s new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy

We have been working with Brent Council, CCG and NHS Trusts since the start of the year to make sure that their new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy is designed with the voice of residents at its core – including those who don’t often have their opinions heard. The strategy will determine how...

Healthwatch Brent welcomes new Chair

We are pleased to introduce Shyama Perera as the new Chair for the Healthwatch Brent Advisory Group. Shyama brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role, with a background as a writer, journalist and broadcaster and experience as Chair of the South Asian Diaspora Arts Archive. The...

Join our September drop-in sessions

Join one of our friendly focus groups/ drop-in sessions to have your say about health and social care in Brent. Healthwatch Brent champions the rights of people who use health and social care services. We want you to be a part of the conversation. Meet with us in person to tell us about your...

Annual Report 2020-21

We are delighted to share our Annual Report for 2020/21. The last year has been tremendously challenging for Brent residents and communities, and Healthwatch Brent has been at the heart of the community and service response to the Coronavirus. Throughout the next 3-5 years our vision is to make...

Patient engagement at Northwick Park Hospital

Patient engagement is central to the work of Healthwatch. We visit health and social care facilities, where we talk to staff and patients to hear their views on the service. After our visits, we report back to the care provider to give them the feedback we’ve gathered and to make recommendations...

Join our Advisory Group

We are searching for members of the public to help shape Healtwatch Brent's priorities. Healthwatch Brent's Advisory Group is the key priority setting structure in Healthwatch Brent. It brings together the experience and expertise from the other parts of the governance structure to ensure...

Healthwatch Brent is under new management

On 1st April 2021, The Advocacy Project was awarded the contract to manage Healthwatch Brent. We’ve been experts in advocacy and user involvement for more than 20 years and are honoured to take the reins of Healthwatch Brent at this crucial time for health and social care. The Advocacy Project, is...

Be alert to vaccine fraud

COVID-19 myth busters

Please download a series of ‘myth buster’ assets Brent Council have produced in order to dispel some of the myths which are circulating about COVID-19

NHS North West London says ‘Help us Help You’ this winter

This winter, the NHS in North West London is reminding residents of the range of healthcare services available to help them. With coronavirus restrictions continuing to impact our day to day lives, we are aware that this winter will be unlike any other. Although coronavirus has changed how some NHS...

Brent Wellbeing Fair 22 - 27 February 2021

We are working in partnership with Brent Council's Public Health Team and excited to announce the first virtual Brent Wellbeing Fair. It is being held on Monday 22 February 2021 to Saturday 27 February 2021. You can find the full programme here and book your places at these amazing events in Brent...

Fill in our wellbeing survey

Brent Health and Wellbeing Board in partnership with Brent Council, North West London CCG, health providers and Healthwatch Brent are taking a look into health and wellbeing for our residents. We want all residents to have the best possible chance at living a long, fulfilling and healthy life. So,...

Brent Health & Wellbeing Digital Community Roadshow

Brent Council and Healthwatch Brent are taking a look a look at health and wellbeing for residents in our borough. We want to understand what the differences in health and wellbeing are between residents and what you feel drives them. We invite you to join us at one of our Digital Community...

FREE Online Emotional Wellbeing Workshops

Free online workshops will be running throughout January 2021 for Brent residents. If you would like to learn tips and coping skills through these difficult times, sign up! Programme of activities Friday 8 January 10.30am-12.30pm. Talking Therapies & Emotional Wellbeing workshop. Friday 15...

Festive opening and closing times

Information about services that are open during the festive period in Brent GP appointments GP surgeries are operating as normal over the Christmas period. If you need advice from your GP over the Christmas period, please telephone the surgery as normal. Practices will be closed on bank holidays...

COVID-19 Vaccine Survey

Survey Working in partnership with the North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups, Healthwatch Hillingdon has developed a survey to understand what resident's feelings are about a COVID-19 vaccine; their likelihood of accepting it themselves or encouraging others to, if they...

The flu virus kills thousands on an average year. The vaccine is the best protection. Help us help you protect against flu.

Flu is a serious condition that kills on average 11,000 people in England each year and hospitalises tens of thousands more. Adults at high risk from flu are also most at risk from COVID-19 and the free vaccine is more important than ever, to help protect the nation from a double threat this winter...

Differences and similarities between Covid-19 and Flu

The Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust have published an informative guide on 'Differences and similarities between Covid-19 and Flu'. Download it here .

Should I get a flu jab this winter?

Should I get a flu jab? The World Health Organisation and the NHS say getting a flu shot could help health services fight Covid-19 this winter. Certain groups who are most at risk from influenza can get the flu vaccination for free, but others will have to pay privately. But how can a flu jab help...

A Brent Resident’s Experience of Covid-19

In a lively conversation, Mukhtar described his experience of the virus with us. He started by saying, “I am lucky to be alive.” He worked on public transport and contracted the virus due to the large number of individuals he came into contact with during March. He decided that hospital was not a...

Join the campaign: #BecauseWeAllCare

Share your expereinces with us, by filling in our short online form here .

Have You Stayed in Hospital During Covid-19 in Brent?

The COVID-19 pandemic has put hospital discharge under the spotlight again, as the usual processes hospitals follow have changed to free up beds. We will be collecting people’s experiences of the new hospital discharge process that changed in March. So please tell us your experience of leaving...

Healthwatch Brent wins National Award

We are pleased to announce Healthwatch Brent is the winner of the ‘Outstanding individuals who’ve made a difference’ category at the 2019 Healthwatch Network Awards. Healthwatch Brent has been recognised as the winner at this year’s Healthwatch Network Awards in the ‘Outstanding individuals who’ve...