Enter & View: August/September 2024- Healthy Hounslow Stop Smoking Service

The London Borough of Hounslow have commissioned healthy lifestyle services since 2003. Healthy Hounslow is the latest iteration of the service and is a collaborative partnership between several organisations dedicated to supporting residents in leading healthier lifestyles by becoming more active, eating well, and stopping smoking.
To inform the first year of service delivery, Healthwatch Hounslow carried out Enter & View visits to assess what is working well and identify areas for improvement at the Stop Smoking element of the service.

Background for the visit:

Part of the local Healthwatch programme is to undertake ‘Enter and View’ visits.

Mandated by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the visits enable trained Healthwatch staff and volunteers (Authorised Representatives) to visit health and care services - such as hospitals, care homes, GP practices, dental surgeries and pharmacies. Enter and View visits can happen if people tell us there is a problem with a service, but equally they can occur when services have a good reputation.

During the visits we observe service delivery and talk with service users, their families and carers. We also engage with management and staff. The aim is to get an impartial view of how the service is operated, and being experienced.

Following the visits, our official ‘Enter and View Report’, shared with the service provider, local commissioners and regulators outlines what has worked well, and gives recommendations on what could have worked better.

All reports are available to view and download on our website.

Downloads

If you need this document in a different format, please email info@healthwatchhounslow.co.uk or call 020 3603 2438.

To view the report, please click on the link below:

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E&V report on Healthy Hounslow Smoking cessation service

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