1. Are people with dementia getting the care they need?

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    Read about the research from Healthwatch England suggesting that dementia care needs to be improved. Often people needing care are unaware of what they can access and what they are entitled to. 

  2. Enter & View visit to St Georges Hospital

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    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.

  3. Help shape important Dementia Services in Wandsworth

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    Are you passionate about care and support provided to people living with Dementia and their carers in Wandsworth? Find out how you could be involved in interviews for a Dementia Support Service.

  4. Experiences of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) for staff in care homes.

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    In July 2020 we worked with SWL CCG (Wandsworth) to develop an independent survey for care home staff. Read our report about how well staff in care homes felt supported to care for their residents and to look after themselves during the pandemic.

  5. Dementia Support for Wandsworth

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    Help raise awareness of Dementia and find out what support is available for people in Wandsworth.

  6. Our work with people affected by dementia and their carers to better understand what support is available and whether this meets their needs

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    Thanks to people sharing their experiences of managing dementia during the pandemic we have a rich picture, rather than data alone, to challenge assumptions and identify issues for the NHS and social care services to improve.

  7. Read what we are planning for 2022-23 in our new business plan

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    Read about where we will focus our work in 2022-3.

  8. We have published our annual report about how local people's views shaped health and care in 2021-22

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    Read more in our annual report that showcases our work with local people to shape our local health and social care services.

  9. World Alzheimers Awareness Month

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    World Alzheimer's Month is a global opportunity to raise awareness, educate and demystify dementia. The theme for World Alzheimer's Month in September 2022 is "Know dementia, know Alzheimer's", with a special focus on post-diagnosis support.

  10. Read about the difference our work together achieved in 2022-3

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    Read on to find out about what our collaborations with the community have achieved over the past year.

  11. Findings from our Enter and View visit to Gwyneth Morgan Day Centre

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    We went to speak to people at the Gwyneth Morgan Day Centre. Read our report about what people told us and what the service have said about it.

  12. Update from the Voluntary Sector Forum (6 March)

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    The Voluntary Sector Forum helps to connect local people, voluntary sector organisations and community services in such a way that all benefit from the services Wandsworth has to offer.

  13. Our 2018/19 Annual Report is here!

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    Each year we take a retrospective look back at our achievements throughout the last twelve months and try and pull them all together in our Annual Report.

  14. Prevention is better than cure - government announces new initiative

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    Matt Hancock, the Minister for Health and Social Care, has announced the government's plans to address the nation's health concerns.

  15. Why Your personal Information matters

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    Your health and adult social care information is important to the NHS as it helps them research, plan and improve health and care services in England.

  16. Healthwatch Wandsworth 2017/18 Annual Report

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    Each year we publish an annual report so that you know what your local health and care champion have been doing and what we are planning for the next year. Hear about our fifth year in our annual report.

  17. Healthwatch Wandsworth Reaches Four Year Mark - Find Out About Our Work in 2016-17

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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.

  18. Read About Our Work in 2015-6 in Our Annual Report

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    In our third year as your consumer champion for health and social care we have been very busy. Read our annual report on how we have tried to represent the views of the Wandsworth community to improve health and social care.

  19. Healthwatch Wandsworth's First Annual Report - 2013-14

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth has finished it's first year as the consumer champion for health and social care. Read about what we have done in our first year in our first annual report.

  20. LGBT+ & Mental Health

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    LGBT+ people are more likely to experience mental ill health than the wider population.

  21. Updated tuberculosis guidelines to help target most vulnerable

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    More than 6,500 cases of TB were reported across England in 2014, and of these over 2,500 occurred in London. Read about new guidelines to help tackle the problem.

  22. Healthwatch Wandsworth Annual Survey Report - 2017

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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.

  23. What Keeps Me Well - A Pictoral Report

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    At the start of 2016, Healthwatch Wandsworth was looking at ways in which young people would engage in online discussions about health and social care. Find out about a campaign the young people created and the responses they got from local people.

  24. Developments around Wandsworth Prison Health and Care since we visited

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    We caught up with the Head of Offender Healthcare to hear about what has changed since we visited. Find out more about how things have changed or improved.

  25. Cancer Psychological Services Working Group

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    Read more about a new and exciting opportunity for local people who have experience of using cancer services and have accessed psychological support during or after treatment.

  26. News from the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly - 26 September 2019

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    We talked about Health Inequalities at our event in September 2019. Find out what's happening locally and what people said about efforts to tackle Health Inequalities.

  27. Launch of Wandsworth's Health and Care Plan

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    The Wandsworth Health and Care Plan was launched on 7th October as a collaborative plan to tackle key health issues in the borough. Read more about the plans.

  28. Enter & View Visit to Crocus Ward

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    A visit to Crocus Ward, Springfield Hospital, was organised by a team of five authorised volunteers from Healthwatch Wandsworth on October 26th 2016.

  29. A Strategic review of how Healthwatch Wandsworth uses Enter & View to support its objectives

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    Our local Healthwatch undertakes 'Enter and View' visits to health and social care services to make recommendations where there are areas for improvement. Read our review of the future direction of the Enter and View programme in Wandsworth.

  30. #SpeakUp2020 - What's your health or social care priority this year?

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    Here's what people have already told us about their experiences of hospital care, mental health support and social care. Speak up now to inform our priorities for the coming year.

  31. Introducing Healthwatch Wandsworth new committee chair Stephen Hickey

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    We are very pleased to welcome Stephen Hickey as the new chair to our HW Committee starting in April. Stephen’s skills and experience will be an asset to Healthwatch Wandsworth’s committee, and we are very much looking forward to working with him.

  32. Healthwatch Committee Member Nominees & Elections

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    The Healthwatch Wandsworth committee member election has now closed. We have three nominations and on March 5th you can vote and choose your new committee members.

  33. Express your interest in volunteering with Healthwatch Wandsworth

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    Volunteers play an important role at Healthwatch Wandsworth. We always need local people to help us improve local health and care services for the residents of Wandsworth.

  34. News from the Healthwatch Assembly - 5th March 2020

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    The first Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly of the year took place at St. Mary’s Church in Tooting and our topic was mental health. Find out more.

  35. Meet the newly elected Healtwatch Committee Members

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth is proud to welcome the three new committee members that were elected at the Healthwatch Assembly on Thursday 5 March.

  36. Our 2019/20 Annual Report is here!

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    Each year we take a look back at our achievements throughout the last twelve months and write about them in our Annual Report.

  37. Business Plan 2020 - 2021

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    Each year we set out our priorities, based primarily on what local people have told us is important to them.

  38. Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly – 29th September 2020

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    Read or report on the discussions about news ways of working during the Covid-19 pandemic and the positive and negative impact on health inequalities.

  39. News from the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly – 29 September 2020

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    At the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly this year, we talked about Health Inequalities in Wandsworth. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown has had an inevitable impact on health and care services.

  40. Share your experiences of accessing health and care since Covid-19

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    New appeal from Healthwatch Wandsworth for people in Wandsworth to share their experiences of accessing health and care since Covid19.

  41. News from the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly – 25 March 2021

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    At the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly we talked about what our focus on health and social care should be in 2021. Attendees helped us set our priorities for public and patient participation and involvement this year.

  42. Findings from the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly – 25 March 2021

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    We discussed priorities for patient and public involvement in the coming year at our Assembly in March 2021. We discussed this in groups and also focused on hospital discharge. Read our report for the key highlights about what people told us.

  43. Our Business Plan 2021-2

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    Read about our focus as your champion for health and care services in 2021-2 in our Business Plan.

  44. Find out about what we've achieved together in 2020-21

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    Read our annual round-up of what we've been working on and how people in Wandsworth have helped us shape our local health and social care services.

  45. Get involved - Become a Healthwatch Committee Member

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    Make a difference to health and social care services in Wandsworth.
    Get involved with Healthwatch Wandsworth.

  46. Tackling Race Inequality in Mental Health - Wandsworth takes a lead

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    Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic people continue to face discrimination and inequality in this country in the field of mental health. Read more about a new project to try and tackle these issues.

  47. Healthwatch Wandsworth Committee Candidates

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth is guided by our Healthwatch Committee. At our event on 29th September our Healthwatch Wandsworth members will be electing new members to our committee.