1. Enter and View visit to Arabella Drive

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Arabella Drive Residential Care Home for adults with learning disabilities to explore the individual quality of care. Our report is based upon what people told us and what we saw during our visit.

  2. Enter and View visit to Anvil Close

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Anvil Close Residential Care Home for adults with learning disabilities to explore the individual quality of care. Our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit.

  3. Healthwatch Assembly - 2nd March 2016

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    We held an event in March about new developments to our local health services and a service that could help people who have complaints about NHS services. If you couldn't be there, you can still find out more in our report.

  4. Healthwatch Wandsworth report on findings of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) awareness survey

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    Recently FGM has been highlighted as a significant problem in the UK and there is now a mandatory duty to report FGM to try to protect those at risk.

  5. Healthwatch Wandsworth report on Sheltered Housing schemes in Wandsworth

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth visited sheltered schemes in Wandsworth. This work was done in partnership with the Older Peoples Forum

  6. Healthwatch Wandsworth response - No Rights Ignored-No Voices Unheard

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth carried our several outreach and engagement sessions to ask service users and carers some of the questions related to the No Rights Ignored, No Voice Unheard Consultation.

  7. Healthwatch Wandsworth's Annual Report 2014-5

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    Find out what we have been doing in our second year at Healthwatch Wandsworth by reading our Annual Report for 2014-15.

  8. Enter and View visit to Harding House and Huguenot Place, residential care homes for adults with mental health problems and deafness

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Harding House and Huguenot Place to understand resident’s views on the quality of care they were receiving. Our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit.

  9. Report on Consultation on Healthy Alternatives to Junk Food – in partnership with National Citizenship Service, The Challenge

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    We had been made aware of local concerns around healthy eating and young people, and in particular about Wandsworth Council’s intention to close 3 chicken shops. We therefore decided to create a volunteering project.

  10. Report on a Healthwatch Wandsworth Consultation on Mental Health Support for Young People in Wandsworth

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth had the opportunity to encourage young people to complete a questionnaire at a conference organised by the Wandsworth Youth Council called “Youth Momentum 2”.

  11. 10 top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

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    We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.

  12. News From our Assembly - December 2015

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    We held an event in December to hear more about developments at Nine Elms in Wandsworth and also to tell people what our Enter and View team have found when speaking to local people. For more information about these topics read this report.

  13. Health Visiting Service

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    We spoke to local families about their experiences of Health Visiting services. We asked them if they understood the role of the Health Visitor (HV) and the kind of service they should expect from them. Find out what they said.

  14. Healthwatch Wandsworth Committee Meeting

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  15. James Lind Alliance Outpatient Service Delivery Priority Setting Partnership

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    St George's University Hospital have recently launched a survey as part of the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership.

  16. Healthy Place, Healthy Weight - Childhood obesity workshop

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  17. Report from our event: How digital technology can help if you are living with sight loss in Wandsworth

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth, Katherine Low Settlement, Age UK Wandsworth and Wandsworth Council teamed up and are working with lots of organisations to try and answer this question.

  18. Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly - Wednesday 8 March

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  19. Wandsworth Carers' Centre - December 2022

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth was invited by Wandsworth Cares’ Centre to talk with the Adult with Learning Difficulties peer support group about the impact of the cost-of-living on their ability to access health and social care services.

  20. Pelvic Health Service User Survey

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    Take this survey to help NHS SWLondon make sure that everyone who uses midwifery services in South West London has the right access to education, support and information about pelvic health.

  21. Changes to the Coral Mental Health Crisis Hub at SWLSTG

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    The Coral Mental Health Crisis Hub is changing how it works but you don’t need to do anything differently.

    Patients and health and care colleagues can continue to access crisis services via the 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line on 0800 028 8000

  22. Findings from the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly 13th October 2022

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    At our assembly we talked about health inequalities and projects that focus on getting people involved in tackling health inequalities. Find out what our attendees recommended for working with communities to tackle the issue.

  23. You may be interested in this community event:

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  24. Every Mind Matters - Lift Someone Out Of Loneliness

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    The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has launched their new loneliness campaign activity as part of the Better Health - Every Mind Matters campaign.

  25. St George's MyCare App

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    Over 100,000 patients register for MyCare St George’s Since its launch in March 2022 more than 100,000 patients have signed up to the portal.

  26. Visit the surgical super hub at Queen Mary's

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    St George’s surgical ‘super-hub’ at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton is ringfenced to perform high volume, low complexity cases which allows the main site at St George’s to do high complexity, emergency, tertiary and specialist surgery.

  27. Shaping our Integrated Care Partnership priorities – discussion document

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    This discussion document sets out the proposed priorities for the South West London Integrated Care System.

  28. Action to tackle childhood obesity workshop

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  29. Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to make care better

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    Local health and care champion, Healthwatch Wandsworth, marks the difference the public have made to improve NHS and social care services

  30. Macmillan Cancer Support: 5 Big issues facing people with cancer right now

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    Macmillan Cancer Support are currently working on an outreach project to spread the word on the issues facing people with cancer in the UK.

  31. NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

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    Xyla Health & Wellbeing are currently delivering a FREE NHS scheme called the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP) otherwise known as the Healthier You programme.

  32. ACCESS all areas for London’s critically unwell patients

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    A pioneering specialist ambulance service for transporting critically-ill patients between hospitals has started in London from the beginning of April.

  33. Healthwatch Wandsworth Committee Meeting

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  34. Accessing ambulance services for people with learning disabilities

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    Here are some useful resources which have been designed to ensure people with a Learning Disability feel more comfortable in accessing ambulance support if necessary.

  35. SWL Healthwatch organisations collaborate with LDC Confederation to elevate the voices of dentistry patients into health policy

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    The LDC Confederation and South West London Healthwatch organisations are collaborating to share the patient perspective on dentistry and to elevate concerns expressed in South West London to the national level.

  36. Mental Health Awareness Week: Where to find help with your mental health in south west London

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    To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, South West London NHS is reminding local people of the free mental health support services available, and encouraging those who are struggling with their mental health to come forward for the help they need.

  37. Findings from Healthwatch Assembly event about GP services - March 2023

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    This report outlines what we spoke about at our recent Healthwatch Assembly where we discussed GP services with members of the public and health care professionals.

  38. Mental Health Awareness Week 2023: National charity leaders visit the NHS’s stigma-breaking Springfield Village

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    Mental Health Awareness Week 2023: National charity leaders visit the NHS’s stigma-breaking Springfield Village

  39. Social isolation, loneliness and volunteering

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    This week is Volunteers Week and we wanted to look at volunteering as a way to connect to others in the community.

  40. Our plans for 2023-4 - read about our focus this year

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    Read what people told us are the most important health and social care topics to focus on in Wandsworth

  41. Choosing where you receive NHS care

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    Patients will be empowered to choose where they receive their NHS care under new plans to cut waiting lists, one of the Prime Minister’s 5 priorities. People will be given more choice and control over their own care, including through the NHS App.

  42. Help improve cancer care

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    Have you received or supported someone though chemotherapy treatment?