Welcome to the May issue of your Healthwatch Barnet newsletter

This month's newsletter is full of news and updates, including special events from our partners. Included in this issue:

• Latest Events
• Bank Holiday Weekends
• Job vacancy

As always, you can get in touch by email or phone if you would like to share your views on health and social care in Barnet.

Latest Events

Our Community Connectors will be at Mill Hill East Church on the 8th May for a community fun day. They will be raising awareness of Hypertension, as part of our Core 20 Plus project. 

The Community Connectors will also be present at the Clitterhouse Playing Fields on the 13th of May for a community fun day.

Bank Holiday Weekends

We will be closed for the Coronation Bank Holiday (8th May) and Spring Bank Holiday (29th May) this month.

If you require our help over the Bank Holidays, please leave us a voicemail or send us an email via the webform found on the Contact Us page on our website and we will get back to you on our return.

If you, or your family, need medical help over the coming Bank Holiday Weekends, please use NHS 111 online, or by calling 111. If there is an emergency, please use 999.

Job Vacancy

We have an opening for a Volunteer Coordinator (peer role) to join us. 

Are you passionate about patient and public engagement, effecting system change, and improving services?  Are you confident to support a team of engaged volunteers to conduct research, and tell the story of the findings to decision-makers?  Are you excited by the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of a user-led Healthwatch?  If so, we’d love to work with you in order to improve the experiences of people using health and social care services in Barnet.

This role is 21 hours a week with a salary of £34,000 pro rata (£20,400 actual) and closes on the 19th of May, however, we may close the vacancy early.