News and reports

The government has begun a consultation on its plans to improve mental health support for children and young people.

Do you need help choosing the right care home?

We focused on young people's mental health at our Assembly in May. We heard about local services and discussed new plans to improve support. Read more about it if you were not able to attend.

Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit three senior health wards at St George’s Hospital, Tooting to talk to patients and carers in September 2017.

Planned improvements to the design and delivery of key local services was the topic of our Assembly event in December. Find out more about the key changes happening in our report.

You can now see online how your local services are performing against three key targets.

We are looking at ways that charities can raise awareness about the misconceptions about HIV for deaf people. Find out more about Signhealth's latest work on the topic.

Wandsworth Council and Enable Leisure and Sport wanted to update their Active Wandsworth
Strategy, which supports and encourages people to keep physically and mentally healthy through
physical activity.

We covered many things at our Assembly in September including our local health and wellbeing hub resource, making the most of a GP appointment and how St George's Hospital understands patient experience. More information is available in our report.

Big White Wall is a digital mental health service, available online, 24 hours a day. The service is completely anonymous so you can express yourself freely and openly.

The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

We spoke to people about managing their eye health. Read our report to hear people's experiences about what it's like to live in London with poor vision.