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Covid-19 Survey: Tell us how you are managing

Health and social care services have had to drastically change the support they offer the public. It is important that we understand how these changes are working for people.

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Information on Coronavirus

The main symptoms of coronavirus are: a cough, a high temperature and shortness of breath. Read the latest advice and information from NHS England and Public Health England about the Coronavirus. Updated April 2nd.

Healthcare services

Enter & View visit to East Wandsworth Community Mental Health Team

We went to speak to people who have support from East Wandsworth Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). We've written our report on what people told us, read this report and what the CMHT will be doing differently, based...

30 September 2019

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Experiences of Wandsworth Mental Health Recovery Cafés

We spoke to people to find out their experiences of our local recovery café, a relatively new type of service aiming to offer peer support, therapeutic activities and a "safe" place for people to talk. Read more...

25 September 2019

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Our 2018/19 Annual Report is here!

Each year we take a retrospective look back at our achievements throughout the last twelve months and try and pull them all together in our Annual Report.

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Hearing from Carers in Wandsworth

Two years ago we spoke to carers about the challenges they face and managing their own health and their feedback helped develop a new cares strategy. We spoke to carers recently to see if support had improved. Find out more...

25 February 2019

Government Advice

Moving out of Lockdown - Staying Safe Outside Your Home

The government has set out its plan to return life to as near normal as we can, for as many people as we can, as quickly and fairly as possible in order to safeguard livelihoods, but in a way that is safe and continues to protect our NHS.

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Staying Safe Outside Your Home

The government has set out its plan to return life to as near normal as we can, for as many people as we can, as quickly and fairly as possible in order to safeguard livelihoods, but in a way that is safe and continues to protect our NHS.

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New guidance around hospital discharge during the Covid-19 pandemic

One of the changes in the new Covid-19 legislation lifts the requirement on hospitals to conduct continuing care assessments, in order to free up acute beds as quickly as possible.

Latest reports and publications

HW Assembly

News from the Healthwatch Assembly - 5th March 2020

The first Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly of the year took place at...

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Enter & View visit to St George’s Hospital – Departure (Discharge) Lounge

We went to speak to people who were discharged from St George's...

Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly September 2019

21 October 2019

Read our report on the discussions about the best way to reach...

Healthcare services

Enter & View visit to East Wandsworth Community Mental Health Team

30 September 2019

We went to speak to people who have support from East Wandsworth...