News and reports

A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

We have been working as your champion for health and care services for four years. Read more about our work over the past year in our annual report.

Do you want to work towards creating happier and healthier lives for all Londoners? Read about how Thrive London will help us achieve this.

Do you or someone you know struggle to get a seat on public transport when needed? Read on to find out about a new badge and card that you might find helpful.

Members of Healthwatch Wandsworth’s Enter & View (E&V) team visited the Colliers Wood Dialysis Unit provided by Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd to hear from patients their experience of treatment and care.

Evidence shows that mental health problems are significantly higher within prisons than in the
general population. Read our report on how this problem can be addressed.

We ran a campaign #ItStartsWithYou, highlighting the importance of the feedback that we received from each and every one of you about local health and social care services. As part of the campaign we analysed what people had told us in 2016-7.

At our Assembly in May we covered a variety of mental health topics including local services available. The information presented on the day is available in our report.

In March 2017 we distributed our annual survey to our members, local residents and organisations, to find out how they view Healthwatch and our role.

Healthwatch Wandsworth visited Laurel Ward at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, a mental health ward for men. We talked to staff, patients and patient’s relatives and our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit.

Research suggests that 1 in 3 individuals with a disability will experience a mental health problem within their lifetime compared to 1 in 4 of the wider population. Find out what local people told us about the issues involved.

Young people who need support from mental health services can find their care interrupted as they make the transition from child and adolescent services (CAMHS) to adult services (AMHS). See what people told us about the transition in our report.