1. Key Health Issues in Early Years

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    The health and development of children and young people can have far reaching consequences later on, both physically and mentally. Find out about the priorities of local people we spoke to about this issue.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Perinatal Mental Health Survey

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    What has been your experience of mental health during pregnancy and early parenthood?

  5. Experiences of perinatal mental health in Wandsworth

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    Read more about the experiences of mental health for new parents in Wandsworth. Thanks to everyone who shared their experiences we have a number of recommendations to improve perinatal mental health support in Wandsworth.

  6. Support with emotional well-being for new parents

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    Find out more about services available to support mental health wellbeing for new parents.

  7. Tell us your experiences as a new parent with the Health Visiting Service in Wandsworth

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    We want to hear from new parents and parents of young children about their experiences of support from Health Visitors in Wandsworth.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. An Update on Perinatal Mental Health Services

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    The journey to parenthood can bring up a huge range of emotions, from excitement and happiness to anxiety and sadness. There is no right or wrong way to feel. Everyone’s experience is different, unique and personal. You are not alone in this.

  11. St George's Maternity Services are Challenged to Improve

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    On 17th August a report was published by the CQC, rating St George's Maternity Services as 'Inadequate' against the domains (markers) of 'safe' and 'well-led.' This article explains how St. George's are responding and what you can do.

  12. Perinatal mental health experiences of our diverse borough

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    Read about the experiences people have shared with us about managing their mental health and emotional wellbeing as they become parents.

  13. Talking about mental health support during and after pregnancy

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    The NHS report that around 1 in 5 women will develop mental health issues when they’re pregnant or in the first year after the baby is born.

  14. News from our Assembly - 19th September 2018

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    At our event in September 2018 we discussed communication with healthcare professionals and about what is important when we want to give feedback or raise a complaint. If you couldn't attend you can find out more in our report below.

  15. News from the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly - 27 September 2017

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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.

  16. Our complaints proceedure

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    Wandsworth Care Alliance (WCA) operates Healthwatch Wandsworth. Find out more about our WCA complaints policy.

  17. 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.

  18. Pollution: the effects and support available

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    Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants. Pollutants can be caused naturally and by human activity. Pollutants damage the quality of air, water, and land and can greatly impact the health of human-beings causing respiratory issues and other diseases.