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We visited Ward 2 at Springfield University Hospital. Ward 2 is a ward for both men and women who have serious mental health issues. We talked to staff and patients. Our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit. -
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LGBT+ people are more likely to experience mental ill health than the wider population. -
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Our event in February focused on electing our new Healthwatch Executive and changes to the way that health services in our community work together and be co-ordinated by a new organisation. Find out more what happened at our event. -
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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.
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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.
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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. -
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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. -
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Do you want to work towards creating happier and healthier lives for all Londoners? Read about how Thrive London will help us achieve this. -
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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. -
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According to The National Autistic Society around 700,000 people in the UK have an Autistic
Spectrum Condition. Together with their families, this means autism is a part of daily life
for 2.8 million people. -
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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. -
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Getting It On is a sexual and mental health resource for young people in South West London, that can help them gain the essential life skills and knowledge they might need relating to their health and wellbeing. -
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Members of Healthwatch Wandsworth’s ‘Enter & View’ team made three visits to Champneys Ward and Dialysis service at St George’s Hospital to learn about the renal services that were being provided in February/March 2017. -
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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. -
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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services? -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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You can now see online how your local services are performing against three key targets.
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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. -
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St George's University Hospital have recently launched a survey as part of the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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 -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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This discussion document sets out the proposed priorities for the South West London Integrated Care System. -
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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 -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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.