This online group brings together in one place all the latest information on the development of HealthWatch Camden. Please feel free to comment.
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The council wish to involve as many people as possible to determine what HealthWatch Camden should look like as an organisation, and how it will work with people in Camden.
You can have your say by posting in our discussion forums, fill in our online survey or browse our engagement tools, or submit your own evidence.
| Excited about what HealthWatch can achieve | 38% | |
| Undecided about HealthWatch | 46% | |
| A little sceptical about it | 15% |
Post by Mable Kong-Rawlinson 15:05, 03 Apr 2012
The Parents Council are an excellent example of a volunteer led group.
Parents and carers come together to:
influence Camden Council priorities and services
gain valuable information...
Post by Mable Kong-Rawlinson 14:59, 03 Apr 2012
Change 4 Life is a great website packed with information to encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles. They have information for adults and families on how to eat a healthier diet
Post by Richard Lynn 16:30, 23 Mar 2012
It took a long time. It's what happens next that will be interesting.
Post by Rachel Kelly 09:59, 21 Mar 2012
The Health and Social Care Bill completed its parliamentary passage last night and now awaits Royal Assent (date to be confirmed but expected soon).
This means that HealthWatch will definately...
Post by Mable Kong-Rawlinson 17:09, 14 Mar 2012
YouthNet has created a great website for young people, called The Site.
The website covers a range of issues from health and wellbeing, to mental health, to fitness and diet.
The website...
HealthWatch will be an new champion for everybody that uses local health and social care services. It will help get people's views heard in order to ensure the services are designed better around the needs of people who use them.
An influencer
It will gather what people say, and use it to help shape health and adult social care.
A supporter
It will provide information to help people make choices about the health services they use.
Complaints Advocacy
It will help refer people to an independent person who can support them in making a complaint.
Do you have ideas on how we can make this a reality? Post in our discussion forums now.
These questions and answers have been developed to help answer some of the most commonly asked questions about HealthWatch Camden.
Have we missed something out? Please let us know.
You can find further information such as related documents or other resources for this group on our documents and resources page.
HealthWatch Camden will be an independent organisation, but it is the council's responsibility to make sure it gets set up and is running effectively. These are the principles that we will follow when developing it:
1. Collaboration - we want to develop HealthWatch Camden in Partnership
2. Inclusive - anyone can have their say
3. Transparent - the process of developing and deciding and deciding on the model for HealthWatch Camden will be open and clear.
4. Evidence based
Read how we will make them happen here.