1. Connecting your Care launches in SW London

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    There is a new system that makes it easy for health and care professionals to access your medical records that are held by another health organisation. Find out how it works!

  2. 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.

  3. Healthwatch Assembly, 6 December 2017 - Presentations

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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.

  4. 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.

  5. News from our Healthwatch Assembly, 30th November 2016

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    We had a busy event on 30th November 2016, we heard about many topics from a new mental health talking therapy service to larger scale plans to improve local health and care. If you want to catch-up on these topics, then read on.

  6. 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.

  7. Find local services, organisations or communities that can support you with your health and wellbeing needs with the Wandsworth Wellbeing Hub

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    The Wandsworth Wellbeing Hub is a free and impartial telephone sign-posting service and website. Find out more about it.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. Developments in Community Mental Health Services since our Enter & View visit

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    We spoke to people receiving support from East Wandsworth Community Mental Health Team in 2019. Read on to hear about how the organisation has worked on their action plan to address what people told us.

  13. 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.

  14. Developments to hospital discharge since our visit to the Departure Lounge at St George's Hospital

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    We spoke to people leaving hospital via the 'Departure Lounge' at St Georges Hospital in 2019. Read on to hear about how the organisation has worked on their action plan to address what people told us.

  15. Wandsworth council warning for young people as Covid-19 cases are rising rapidly

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    Coronavirus cases are on the rise again in Wandsworth especially amongst people aged 18-30. The council are asking everyone to do what they can to help stop the spread of Coronavirus so we can all continue to enjoy the ease in restrictions.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. Local activities and organisations that can help senior people to be active, healthy, and indpendent.

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    Wandsworth council have provided us with an updated list of organisations and activities supporting senior people in our borough. Please find below a list of services and a list of support for senior people.

  20. MyCare St George’s Patient Portal

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    The MyCare St George’s is a secure online system provided by St George’s that allows you to look at information from your hospital record, view hospital appointments, receive test results and messages from your hospital care team.

  21. How does the NHS in England work and how is it changing?

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    What are the key organisations that make up the NHS? And how can they collaborate with partners in the health and care system to deliver joined-up care? Watch our animation to find out.

  22. Developments in support for people with Long Covid since we heard from local people

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    We caught up with those working in health and care to develop support for Long Covid to find out how things have changed or improved.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. A Healthy Location? 5 Findings About Health in South-West London

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    How healthy is my local area? The NHS for South-West London have been working to find out ‘What is the unique position of our area?’ and address challenges to public health.

  26. How the children’s cancer service change impacts families in Wandsworth

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    NHS England is asking people for their views on moving the children’s cancer treatment centre that serves South London and much of the South East region.

  27. Local people tell us what they think of virtual hospital treatment at home

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    We asked people what they thought about new ways to support people at home rather then in hospital. Read what they told us about the possible benefits and their concerns.

  28. South West London Healthwatch Accessible Information Standard Project

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    Healthwatch Sutton, together with the other Healthwatch organisations in South West London (Healthwatch Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Wandsworth), are currently working with patients, carers, and GP practices on a project about the Accessible Information Standard.

  29. Coronavirus: What does shielding mean?

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    From 23 March 2020, the Government is contacting around 1.5 million NHS patients by letter, with guidance and information on ‘shielding’. Here's some more information to help you understand what shielding means in practice.

  30. Healthwatch Wandsworth #WhatKeepsMeWell

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth (HWW) are looking for ways to engage with Wandsworth residents online whilst we are in self-isolate. We want to hear about what you are doing to ‘keep well’ during these testing times.

  31. Planning care at the end of life

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    We explain why it’s important to have a plan in place, should you or a loved one become critically ill with coronavirus.

  32. How to access care during the Coronavirus pandemic

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    We’re here to help during this difficult time. On this page we have collected information about services you can access during the Coronavirus lockdown.

  33. NHS Test & Trace System Launched

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    The public is being asked to share details of people they've been in close contact with, if they test positive for Covid-19 as part of the next stage of dealing with the pandemic.

  34. Coronavirus restrictions: what you can and cannot do

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    Although most legal restrictions have been lifted at Step 4 and many people have been vaccinated, it is still possible to catch and spread COVID-19, even if you are fully vaccinated.

  35. Guidance for Carers

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    We have heard that the pandemic lockdown has been a difficult time for many carers. Below is some information we hope will be helpful for carers locally. 

  36. Call out for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic people’s healthcare experiences during COVID-19

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    Share your story to help services learn and improve from the experiences of people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds during COVID-19.

  37. Digital & Telephone Appointments Survey

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    We are appealing for people in Wandsworth to share their experiences of accessing health and care during coronavirus.

  38. Help health and social care services recover from coronavirus #BecauseWeAllCare

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    Two-thirds of people in England say they are more likely to act to improve health and social care services since the outbreak of coronavirus. Help services improve and join our campaign #BecauseWeAllCare to encourage people to share their experience.

  39. Have you left hospital during COVID-19? Tell us your experience

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    To respond to coronavirus, hospitals in Wandsworth had to quickly change. Tell us how this has affected the care you or your loved one has received.

  40. What you need to know when visiting a care home (new guidance for coronavirus)

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    Take a look at what the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice.

  41. Government launches new obesity strategy

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    The Government’s new Obesity Strategy aims to get the nation fit and healthy in order to protect people against COVID-19 and protect the NHS.

  42. What can you expect when you’re discharged from hospital?

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    The usual processes the NHS follows to discharge you from hospital have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you can expect when it’s time to leave hospital.

  43. Experiences of managing health and social care during the coronavirus pandemic

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth wanted to find out the experiences of people regarding health and social care services amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We opened a COVID19 survey in May 2020 based on Healthwatch England’s survey with some minor adjustments.