1. What support can I get as a carer?

    Advice and Information -

    Many people who provide unpaid care are unaware of their rights. Find out more about the help and support you are entitled to.

  2. Getting help from Brent adult social care

    Advice and Information -

    Do you or a loved one need help with social care? Read the article below and find out answers to key questions about who can access adult social care and how to pay for it.

  3. Identifying Young Carers in Substance Misuse Households – Review of Recommendations

    Report -

    Following up on recommendations from 2018 to see what changes have been made

  4. Identifying Young Carers in Substance Misuse Households

    Report -

    A consultation with substance users to identify better ways of working with families and supporting children within their families

  5. Concerns from Carers in Brent regarding Direct Payments

    Report -

    A request for clear and transparent answers to carers’ questions about Direct Payments.

  6. Support for dementia in Brent

    Advice and Information -

    Advice and information for people dealing with dementia and their loved ones.

  7. Support for carers in Brent

    Advice and Information -

    If you provide unpaid care in Brent, there is a lot of support you’re entitled to.

  8. Raising the voice of our unpaid carers

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    Our recent event celebrated unpaid carers, but also looked at the challenges they face

  9. Cancer information and support organisations

    Advice and Information -

    If you need cancer information and advice for yourself or want to support a loved one, here are several organisations and groups that can help.

  10. Local organisations and resources for Brent parents

    Advice and Information -

    You don’t have to be alone navigating the world of parenting. We want to highlight both free and paid organisations that offer activities and support for parents in Brent.

  11. Healthwatch Brent's 2024 Priorities

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    Read through our article to learn about our 2024 projects and priorities.

  12. Conversation at a Brent Memory Cafe

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    For our Brent Adult Social care project, we spoke to Memory Cafe users about their experiences and collected feedback about health and social care systems.

  13. How to become a healthcare assistant

    Advice and Information -

    If you are considering becoming a healthcare assistant, we have compiled skills, qualifications and online resources to support you.

  14. Building better health equalities: new monthly lecture series

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    Join our monthly lectures to find out more about the key issues effecting health equalities.

  15. Cancer Screening for People with Learning Disabilities in Brent

    Report -

    Report looking into Cancer Screening for People with Learning Disabilities in Brent

  16. Brent Council launches new Disability Forum

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    Discussing topics that matter to disabled people in Brent.

  17. Speaking up about prostate cancer

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    We're celebrating a Brent Health Hero

  18. Community Research Report: Experiences of Romanian People Living in Brent

    Report -

    Feedback from 50 residents, sharing their experiences of accessing care

  19. Over 10,000 NHS pharmacies start treating for common conditions

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    Patients in England can now get treatment for seven common conditions at their local pharmacy without needing to see a GP, a new initiative from the NHS.

  20. The new NHS Dental Recovery plan

    News -

    From a new NHS plan published on 7th February, people can benefit from the NHS dental programmes and new patient support. Read this article to find out more.

  21. Public consultation on proposed changes to maternity, neonatal, and children’s surgical services in North Central London

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    Share your views on the future of maternity, neonatal and children’s surgical
    services in North Central London

  22. Two North West London Hospitals to introduce Martha's Rule

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    NHS England has announced that Northwick Park and Ealing Hospital will be joining 100 hospitals across England to introduce 'Martha's Rule' from April, enabling patients and families to seek an urgent review if their condition deteriorates.

  23. How to access NHS services for Easter bank holiday

    Advice and Information -

    If you need support for your health outside of the standard opening hours of your local GP, there are places that you can go for support. Some usual NHS services will be closed or running reduced hours

  24. Quality and Equality in North West London Maternity Services

    Report -

    Sharing the views of 207 women across North West London

  25. Quality and equality in North West London Maternity services - Community engagement report

    News -

    We want to spotlight our latest report that examines the quality and equality of North West London maternity services, a project that expands on our previous maternity research in Brent.

  26. The new Willesden Eyecare Centre

    News -

    We are sharing details about the new eyecare centre in Willesden and what it will mean for patients in Brent and wider north west London.

  27. GP Access: Inequalities lecture Recap

    News -

    How do you want to access your GP?

  28. Enter & View Report: Oxgate Garden Surgery

    Report -

    We spoke to patients and staff at Oxgate Garden Surgery, to understand experiences of primary care and make suggestions for improvement.

  29. Enter & View Report: Park Royal Medical Centre

    Report -

    We spoke to patients and staff at Park Royal Medical Centre, to understand experiences of primary care and make suggestions for improvement.

  30. Enter & View Report: Stonebridge Practice

    Report -

    We spoke to patients and staff at Stonebridge Practice, to understand experiences of primary care and make suggestions for improvement.

  31. Relocation of Wembley Park Drive Medical Centre

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    We are sharing information about Wembley Park Drive Medical Centre and what that means for patients.

  32. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

    Advice and Information -

    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

  33. Our complaints process

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    Our complaints process outlines how to make a complaint about us and our approach to making sure complaints are resolved.

  34. Independence Policy

    Report -

    Find out how we maintain our independence while working with partners to improve services.

  35. Celebrating our amazing volunteers

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    Volunteers are at the heart of Healthwatch Brent’s work – so during volunteers’ week we wanted to take the time to say thank you for everything that they do.

  36. Help shape health and social care as part of our Advisory Group

    News -

    Could you help support Healthwatch Brent's work by offering expertise, experience and knowledge to shape our priorities?

  37. How can Healthwatch Brent make a difference? Our priorities for 2022-23

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    Over the past 12 months, hundreds of Brent residents and local organisations have shared feedback about what matters to them.

  38. Healthwatch Brent welcomes new Chair

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    We are pleased to introduce Shyama Perera as the new Chair for the Healthwatch Brent Advisory Group.

  39. Annual report 2020 - 2021

    News -

    We are delighted to share our Annual Report for 2020/21.

  40. Healthwatch Brent is under new management

    News -

    On 1st April 2021, The Advocacy Project was awarded the contract to manage Healthwatch Brent.

  41. Healthwatch Brent annual report 2020 - 2021

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    Caring for our communities through COVID-19 - Healthwatch Brent annual report for 2020 - 2021

  42. Q2 quarterly monitoring report, 2021-2022

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    Executive summary of quarterly monitoring report

  43. Q4 quarterly monitoring report, 2021-2022

    Report -

    Executive summary of quarterly monitoring report

  44. Laying the foundations: Healthwatch Brent Annual Report 2021 - 2022

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    In our first year running Healthwatch Brent we've taken on some big priorities that matter to local people - like GP access, maternity improvements and Covid-19 vaccination. We've also developed close links with borough's diverse range of community and voluntary organisations. Read all about it in our 2021 - 2022 annual report.

  45. Opportunity: Join us as a Community Researcher

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    We're looking for people from Brent's Polish and Romanian communities to support our work.

  46. Governance and Prioritisation Process

    Report -

    Healthwatch Brent makes its decisions in an open and transparent way and ensures the interests of the people of Brent are always put first.

  47. Healthwatch Brent Strategy

    Report -

    Our strategy outlines how we will meet our aims and statutory roles

  48. Enter and View Policy

    Report -

    The purpose of this policy is to provide good practice guidance on Enter and View visits to ensure they are carried out in an effective, accountable and transparent manner

  49. Privacy Policy

    Report -

    This Privacy Notice explains when and why we collect personal information about you, how we use it and the conditions under which we may disclose it to others.