More people eligible for free flu vaccination
More people eligible for free flu vaccination
This year, the NHS is vaccinating more people than in previous years. And it’s especially important to have the flu jab to help protect you and the people around you from serious illness, which may even lead to hospitalisation.
14 October 2020
News
NHS Dental Services Update
NHS dental services update
NHS General Dental Services are operating at significantly reduced capacity due to social distancing and infection prevention and control requirements in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
14 October 2020
Advice and Information
Healthwatch Hillingdon Volunteer Blog - Life after Lockdown
Volunteer Blog: Life after Lockdown
A Healthwatch Hillingdon Volunteer details their experiences in life after the Lockdown
15 September 2020
Blog
leaving hospital
What can you expect when you’re discharged from hospital?
The usual processes the NHS follows to discharge you from hospital have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you can expect when it’s time to leave hospital.
19 August 2020
Advice and Information
Young Healthwatch on... Easing of lockdown
Young Healthwatch on... The easing of lockdown
A Young Healthwatch Hillingdon member gives their view and experience of the coronavirus outbreak, on the topic of the easing of lockdown.
11 August 2020
Blog
Hillingdon Hospital Rebuild Update
Plans for new Hillingdon Hospital announced
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new website dedicated to the plans to deliver a new hospital in Hillingdon in just five years.
6 August 2020
News
care home
What you need to know when visiting a care home (new guidance for COVID-19)
Take a look at what the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice.
28 July 2020
Advice and Information
Face Coverings - COVID-19, Coronavirus
Face coverings to be mandatory in shops and supermarkets from 24 July
The government has announced that it will be compulsory to wear a face covering in shops in England from Friday 24 July.
22 July 2020
Advice and Information
Annual Report 2019-20 Guided by you
Annual Report 2019-20
Our annual report tells the story of our work from April 2019 to March 2020.
15 July 2020
Report
dentist
How to get an NHS dentist appointment during COVID-19
Routine dental care has had to change because of COVID-19, with social distancing rules making it difficult to access services. Here’s some information on how to access an NHS dentist during the pandemic.
22 June 2020
Advice and Information
Representation of at risk groups (Shielding)
Guidance updated on shielding
Last updated 24/06/2020 - The Government have announced that the advice for people who are shielding because of COVID-19 will be relaxed in two phases.
2 June 2020
News
Representation of at risk groups (Shielding)
Process for patients to be removed from the clinically extremely vulnerable list
Information correct as of 1st June 2020 As we move into the next phase of COVID-19 measures, some patients are being identified by clinicians as no longer needing to be on the clinically extremely vulnerable list.
2 June 2020
Advice and Information