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Important Notification about the Information we hold on our system.

When you joined as a Member of Friend of Healthwatch Brent, you gave us some information about yourself. This has allowed us to keep you informed via our bulletins. It has also allowed us to contact you regarding specific issues that you told us are of interest you. We store this information...

Healthwatch Brent Bulletin May 2015 is now available

HWB has launched its latest bulletin. For a copy of the bulletin and previous bulletins, please click here

NHS England Consultation

NHS England have asked Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group and South East Commissioning Support Unit to work together to find out how the public would like to access information on health services. Much of this information is currently held on the Directory of Services, which is used by 111, 999...

Specialised Services - Policy and Specification Consultation March 2015

30 day public consultation on a number of new proposed clinical commissioning policies and service specifications for specialised services. Service specifications set out what is expected from providers and define access to a service. They also set out a series of core and developmental standards:...

HWB Bulletin (April 2015)

The April issue of the HWB Bulletin is now out. Access at www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins

HWB Bulletin (March 2015)

The March issue of the HWB Bulletin is now out. Access at www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins

HWB Submission to Independent NWL Healthcare Commission

HWB Summary of evidence regarding Shaping a Healthier Future (SaHF) and A&E in Northwick Park Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital. To view the report, click HWB Submission to Independent NWL Healthcare Commission .

HWB Bulletin (Feb 2015)

The February issue of the HWB Bulletin is now out. Access at www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins

HWB Board public meeting - 17th March

The next Healthwatch Brent Board meeting in public will be on Tuesday 17th March 2015, at 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm at Elders Voice, Kensal Green.

The areas we will focus on this year

Healthwatch Brent priority service areas – September to December 2015. Mental Health: Keeping well in the Community . This is part of the Health and Wellbeing Board’s strategy as it looks to make the work of the NHS and Adult Social Care more joined up. We will liaise with a range of partners...

HWB Bulletin (Jan 2015)

The latest HWB Bulletin issue (Dec 2015) is now out. Visit http://www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins .

HWB bulletin - Dec 2014

The latest HWB issue (Dec 2014) is now out. Visit http://www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins .

Latest HWB bulletin is out (November edition).

Latest HWB bulletin is out (November edition). To view, visit http://www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins

CCG Draft Quality Strategy

The Brent CCG Draft Quality Strategy can now be viewed. Anyone who is interested could comment on it by 17th October to Carole Mattock at her email c.mattock@nhs.net Click to view the Draft Quality Strategy .

Latest HWB bulletin (October edition)

Latest HWB bulletin is out (October edition). To view, visit http://www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins

Changes to Accident & Emergency (A&E) Departments in Central Middx and Hammersmith Hospitals

Changes to Accident & Emergency Departments in NW London Hospitals What's going on? On Wednesday 10 September 2014 , the accident and emergency (A&E) departments at Central Middlesex and Hammersmith hospitals will close. Both hospitals will continue to provide treatment in the urgent care...

Latest HWB bulletin (July edition)

Latest HWB bulletin is out (July edition). To view, visit http://www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins

Annual Report

Healthwatch Brent has published its Annual Report 2012-13. To view an e-copy, click here .

HWB Bulletin, June edition ready

Latest HWB bulletin is out (June edition). To view, visit http://www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins

Latest May Bulletin is Out

Latest HWB Bulletin is now out, with feedback from our gathering views and upcoming items http://www.healthwatchbrent.co.uk/content/bulletins

Brent CCG Letter

Brent CCG has made some important decisions, with the aim of improving the ability to deliver better services for all patients across a vast area of London. These decisions focus on 1.) A new joint financial strategy on Shaping a Healthier Future 2.) Financing and Commissioning primary care...

HWB What We Have Done- What's Next

CQC refreshes its Priority Bands for Inspection

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its latest Intelligent Monitoring (IM) reports for acute and specialist trusts in England. The analysis underpins CQC’s new approach to regulation, helping it decide where to prioritise its hospital inspections. The analysis published today is based...

HWB Bulletin

The latest bulletin (April) is out for Healthwatch Brent. To access our bulletins, click here .

Healthwatch Brent’s Response to CQC Consultation

Healthwatch Brent has prepared a response to the Consultation on Changes to the Way CQC regulates, inspects and monitors Care. 17 members of Healthwatch Brent met with Healthwatch staff on 9th August 2013 and considered the proposed changes using the accessible summary. For details of the response...