Weekly News Digest Friday 14th October 2016

Healthwatch Camden

Guest blog

Healthwatch Camden AGM

Annual General Meeting and Community Forum 

Monday 21st November 2016, 6.00pm – 8.30pm 

Arlington Conference Centre, 220 Arlington Road, Camden, London NW1 7HE

Google’s DeepMind

• Promises openness as it begins public consultation over healthcare plans

• Summary of sessions

• DeepMind Health Patient and Public Engagement Event – 20/09/2016 (YouTube)

Care Quality Commission

• State of Care – CQC’s annual overview of health and social care in England now available

• Adult social care ‘approaching tipping point’, warns quality regulator

Margaret Pyke Centre

From Monday 17th October The Margaret Pyke Centre will be re-locating to the Mortimer Market Centre and will also be delivering some services from the Archway Centre.

LVSC London for All Events

The LVSC AGM will take place from 4.30 – 6 pm on Tuesday 18th October 2016 at Voluntary Action Islington, 200a Pentonville Road, London N1 9JP.

The agenda for the AGM, minutes of the AGM held September 2015 and hard copies of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31/3/16 will be available on the day. Register Now

Citizens Advice Camden

AGM – Tuesday 25th October 2016

Camden Centre, Bidborough Street Entrance, WC1H 9AU

Camden Carers’ Service/Camden Carers Centre

• Camden Carers Open Day Wednesday 26th October 2016, 2 – 6pm

• October 2016 e-bulletin

• Creative Carers Collective art project

Camden Council Learning Disabilities Forum

Wednesday 2nd November 2016

 What we will be talking about:

• update – employment for people with learning disabilities

• feedback about having your say

• the new Centre for Independent Living (CIL) and Greenwood Centre

PATIENTS’ FORUM AMBULANCE SERVICES (LAS)

Patient’s Forum meeting, Monday 14 November 2016 at 5.30pm 

The Forum meeting will focus on the care of patients with diabetes and will be held jointly with Diabetes UK

2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, Monday 14 November 2016 at 7.00 p.m. 

London Ambulance Service Headquarters, 220 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8SD 

Voluntary Action Camden

• Policy Briefing October 2016

• e-bulletin 14th October 2016

Patient and Client Council – Your voice in health and social care

• The People’s Voice A summary of the work of the Patient and Client Council 2009 – 2016 (Patient Experience Library)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 

• October 2016 Social Care Stakeholder Update

• Social Care for older people with multiple long term conditions quality standard (QS132) 

Centre 404

Dates for Your Diary | Groups & Workshops

Volunteers in GPs are Needed!

Voluntary Action Camden (VAC) would like to hear from you! We are training volunteers to become Community Health Advocates in local GP practices.