Health
If you move into an area you don’t always have time to fully research all aspects of your new locality so here’s links to some of the key services and information you may need:
Local GP and dental practices can be found as follows:
- Find a GP https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-gp
- Find a dentist https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist
Healthwatch Barnet
Healthwatch Barnet is the local health and social care champion. They help local people get the best out of their health and social care services.
Their vision is that Barnet residents can contribute to the development of quality health and social care services in Barnet.
Staff attend the Barnet Health and Wellbeing Board, Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group Board, hospital committee meetings and Barnet Council events as well as volunteers who will support this information gathering.
If you use GPs and hospitals, dentists, pharmacies, care homes or any other support services in Barnet they want to hear about your experiences www.healthwatch.co.uk
Care Quality Commission
The CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England.
Click https://www.cqc.org.uk/ to search for inspection reports and ratings to compare services and help you choose care.
They aim to make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve.
Royal Free Trust
The latest reports for The Royal Free Trust can be found here: https://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RAL
Details of Local NHS services can be found here: https://www.healthwatchbarnet.co.uk/sites/healthwatchbarnet.co.uk/files/NHS-Barnet-CCG-Local-NHS-services-Barnet-leaflet-16-April-2019.pdf