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On July 5 we attended the Alma Street Fair, organised by Inkerman Resident’s Association. Peter our Community Outreach Officer, manned the Healthwatch Camden stall.
“Being” HealthwatchThe theme of this year’s Healthwatch England conference was “Being Healthwatch”. Now that the Healthwatch network has been in place for two years, how do we fulfil our role? The answers are different for each local Healthwatch, because the context in which we work is different. For us in Camden, being Healthwatch means working in partnership with our large and diverse voluntary and community sector.
We’ve reached our two year anniversary, and just published our second annual report, showing what we’ve achieved over the two years. We’ve worked really hard to become a valuable voice in health and social care in Camden. We’ve worked with many local organisations and met local people at numerous community events.
One of Healthwatch Camden’s roles is to support people to get involved in how services are planned and managed. This can be anything from joining a one-off focus group to sitting on a committee or board. We often get asked to find someone to join a reference group or a procurement panel. Most of this […]
On Wednesday 10 June, we attended Camden Carer’s Week Health and Wellbeing Fair.We aim to champion the views of carer’s and other groups in our community that often go unheard, so Shelly our Community and Engagement Volunteer Manager, and Peter our Community Outreach Officer gave out information about our work, and encouraged a two-way dialogue. We want everyone to be involved so that we can understand the issues that affect different communities.
This year the South End Green Festival was held on Sunday June 28. Run by South End Green Association, profits go towards supporting local initiatives that help make South End Green an even better neighbourhood to live and work in. Shelly our Community and Engagement Volunteer Manager, and Peter our Community Outreach Officer manned the Healthwatch Camden stall.
On Saturday 27 June, Peter our volunteer co-ordinator attended the Primrose Hill Festival, a bi-annual event to raise money to fund the Village Christmas lights. It’s organised by The Primrose Hill Business Association – a group of local business people working together on a voluntary basis.
On Saturday 6 June, we attended the Kentish Town Community Festival. Shelly our Community and Engagement Volunteer Manager, and Peter our Community Outreach Officer manned our stall and handed out information to let people know about Healthwatch Camden’s role in the community, and also to get more volunteers.
After what seemed like one of the longest election campaigns ever, we have a new Government, and we’re waiting to see what this means for health and social care.
On Friday 15 May, we had a stall at the ‘Festival in the Park’ in Camley Street, organised by St Mungo Broadway to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week.We know that there’s concern about the wellbeing of mental health in-patients, and we’re planning work on this to make sure we’re checking the things that matter most to the local community.