Report attached.

A director of Healthwatch Havering explained that all Healthwatch organisations in England had been commissioned by NHS England to undertaken survey work covering what local residents saw as priorities for future health services. A key finding was that people were focussed on staying healthy for life and wished to stay active for longer. People also wished to stay in their own homes for as long as possible.

A high proportion of respondents to the Healthwatch survey were from the elderly population but this was considered to be in accordance with the demographics of Havering. The report made a number of recommendations covering areas such as ‘social prescribing’ and arrangements for phlebotomy services.

The Sub-Committee note the report.