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May News

 

This month's newsletter is full of news and updates, including special events from our partners: 

  • Volunteer with us 
  • Free cooking class - 5 June 
  • Take our quick survey - cancer screening 
  • Healthy Heart
  • Proposed NHS merger - Royal Free & North Mid Trusts 

As always, you can contact us if you would like to share your views on health and social care in Barnet.

Join Us

Volunteers needed! 

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Are you keen to give something back to the community and make a real difference to local people? Are you looking to develop new skills and close any gaps in your CV, or to build on existing experience and knowledge?

We are looking to recruit volunteers to help with our events and research. Join us to: 

  • Help ensure that people using local services are listened to, and that their views help make services better 
  • Make a positive difference for Barnet residents 
  • Build your health and social care skills and knowledge

You can find out more on our website, If you have any questions or would like an informal chat, email alice@healthwatchbarnet.co.uk or call 020 3475 1308. 

Free Cooking Class

Let’s cook together @JVS

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Local group, Eco Show and Tell, are running a free cookery class in Golders Green at 5pm on 5 June.

Many of us are really feeling the pressure of the cost of living crisis when it comes to finding ways to eat healthily. This event will be a chance to learn some new, affordable and delicious recipes and to share a meal, all in a friendly and relaxed setting. The class will cover three dishes, including hummus and lentil wraps, Caribbean cuisine and more to be announced. It's free of charge, and you can book here. 

Also, if you are a good cook, and interested in sharing your skills, you can email ecoshowandtell@gmail.com and apply to demonstrate a dish. See the Eco Show and Tell website for more events. 

 
Have Your Say
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Please take our short survey on cancer screening.  

So far, lots of people have filled in our survey, but nearly all of them say they have never delayed attending cervical smear, breast or bowel screening.

We know that, nationally, about one third of people don't attend their screening appointments. If you have ever put off going to screening, please consider filling in our survey! It is confidential and anonymous, and we won't judge anybody's responses. We want to understand the challenges people are facing, so we can help improve cancer screening in Barnet. 

38% of cancer cases are preventable. Whether or not you attend screening, to close this gap, we need all of your views on how screening could be made better. 

Heart Health

Healthy Heart

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Our Healthy Heart team have had a busy month, spreading the word within Barnet's African, Caribbean and South Asian communities about ways to tackle high blood pressure.

On 25 April, we were delighted to support a Community Health Fair organised by our partners at the Somali Centre of Excellence. It was an inspiring event packed with information on health screening, wellbeing support, delicious refreshments and of course blood pressure checks provided by Healthy Heart. 

Join us at these free upcoming events, to learn more about blood pressure and staying healthy: 

  • 14 May, 10am-12.30am - Hendon Library, The Burroughs NW4 4BQ
  • 16 May, 11am-2pm - Hub Connections, Meritage Centre, Church End, London NW4 4JT - organised by the Barnet Wellbeing Service, this event will include a number of engaging activities around race equality and wellbeing, alongside our Healthy Heart stall - book here 

Contact us for details of our intensive courses and workshops. Our website  contains a wealth of information about ways to manage your blood pressure. 

Proposed Merger

Royal Free & North Mid Trusts 

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A merger is being proposed between two NHS trusts in North London - the Royal Free and North Middlesex University Hospital. 

The Royal Free London group already includes Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital. The plans, which are subject to approval by both trusts’ boards and NHS England, would see North Mid become part of the Royal Free group. 

North Mid has been a clinical partner with the Royal Free group since 2017.  The trusts say their partnership has already achieved benefits for patients and, as a larger group, they would be able to go further and faster in strengthening and improving their services. The BBC has published a piece setting out the advantages hoped for from the move, alongside comments from the CQC on the impact of the workload around the merger on North Mid's management.

There are no plans to change the way routine local services are currently provided at North Mid, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital and these will continue as normal.

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