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Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out a visit in September 2024, to Alexander Care Home in Ladywell. Operated by HC-One Ltd., the home specialises in residential care for older people with dementia. It also provides specialist care for long-term health conditions, including diabetes and heart disease.

What areas of health and social care would you want us to focus on for the year 2025-26? Whether you are a resident or a partner, we want to hear from you.

Horniman Spring Fair brings you a variety of activities to enjoy this holiday season!
Enjoy live music, crafts, street food, bubbles and lots more.

Looking for some fun activities to do this Easter?

Join these free easter craft workshops!

Each quarter, we publish the experiences of patients that we have accumulated. This helps us to see trends in care compared to previous months.
During this quarter, we spoke to about 550 residents in our borough at Hospitals, GP services, pharmacies, healthcare facilities and community settings.

Each quarter, we publish the experiences of patients that we have gathered. This helps us to see trends in care compared to previous months.
In this quarter, we spoke to over 800 people in our borough at Hospitals, GP services, pharmacies, and more.

Since 2020, the landscape of ophthalmology provision within South East London has changed – with an increased NHS service offering from Independent Sector Providers. SEL ICB are seeking feedback from persons with lived experience about their care pathway within Independent Sector Providers. As such, the ICB has put together an ophthalmology survey for those who have had a procedure at a South East London Independent Sector Provider in the past year. This includes SpaMedica, Community Health and Eyecare and Circle Health Group.

Each quarter, we publish the experiences of patients that we have gathered. This helps us to see trends in care compared to previous months.
In this quarter, we spoke to about 1,000 people in our borough at Hospitals, GP services, pharmacies, and more.

Carers UK will be holding a panel discussion to identify and discuss some of the issues facing Black carers, as well as some of the wider challenges faced by carers from ethnic minority communities. The panel will be hosted by Matthew McKenzie - Author of "Race, Caring and mental health" who is also a carer activist. He will be interviewing a number of carers who will present their views on the importance of Black history and the identification of carers within the Black community

To sign up follow this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtcOCtrD8tHNH8VQpLitUXVy2lGGRY6Omq#/registration

Free admission. Drinks and Caribbean food will be served.
Bring your friends and family. Let's stand together against cancer. Register today!

Saturday 23 November 2024,12.30pm to 2.30pm at Lewisham CommUNITY Space Unit 17, Lewisham Shopping Centre, Molesworth Street, SE13 7HB Join us for an enlightening and entertaining event covering:
- Myths about cancer
- Cancer prevention, early detection and treatment options
The challenges and triumphs of dealing with cancer-related hair loss, with a focus on afro-textured hair, wigs and styling
Recent studies linking the use of hair products to cancer

Find out:
- About cancer and the support offered by our Trust
- Ways to reduce hair loss using scalp cooling during chemotherapy

Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out a visit in January 2024, to Fieldside Care Home, now known as Park View Care Home, in Catford. Operated by SS Care Centre Ltd., the home specializes in residential care for older people with dementia. It also provides specialist care for mental health conditions, and physical and sensory disabilities, or impairments.

We are recruiting for a new Patient Experience Officer to support the Borough of Lewisham 21 hours a week. Application deadline: 30th September 2024