Read about how we're strengthening the voice of our communities together in 2023-4

Read on about what people have told us matters most to them and how we influence changes in collaboration with our community.

Our summary of some of the ways we've been strengthening the voice of people using health and social care of Wandsworth is now available to read. Our annual report gives a quick overview of some of our projects and collaborations to make a difference to people in Wandsworth.

Highlights include:

  • Over 1600 people involved in sharing experiences of health and social care services.
  • 27 people volunteered their time to help strengthen the voice of the community in health and social care. Nada has been volunteering with us for some time in different ways, read about her experience.
  •  Read about the changes that are being made based on what people have told us, including;
    • experiences of mental health support for new parents from a variety of ethnicities
    • how the local hospital is making changes to support carers' more
    • improving how services that provide tests and scans support people
    • how stories about the impact of mental health and homelessness are being heard in services that want to improve support

What will happen next?

We've decided on our focus for the next year. Find out more here. We want to hear from you about your experiences about our priority topics or any other health and social care services (you and anyone else in Wandsworth can tell us by contacting us or completing our online survey).

You can follow our progress and get involved by as a Healthwatch Wandsworth Member. It is free and you will receive 2-3 messages every three months, with information about health and care, how you can be involved and what difference our work together has made. You can become a member here (you can unsubscribe at any time).

Download our report to read more

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