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Between January and March 2021, our Youth Board engaged with young people to understand their emotional wellbeing needs and how they would prefer to access support.Report -
Last year, residents told us that under the NHS Long Term Plan they would like better access to trustworthy information about health and wellbeing issues. Find out what we learnt when we mystery shopped local libraries.Report -
Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out a visit in February, 2023, to the Wharton Ward of the Ladywell Unit, based at University Hospital Lewisham. It provides services to women ages 18-65, with acute psychiatric illness. During the visit we talked to service users, staff, and management.Report -
Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out a visit in February 2023, to the Powell Ward of the Ladywell Unit, based at University Hospital Lewisham. It provides services to men aged 18-65 with acute mental health problems. During the visit we talked to service users, staff, and management.Report -
Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out a visit in February 2023, to Ladywell Unit, based at University Hospital Lewisham. It houses two wards, Wharton and Powell, that provide services for women and men, respectively, with acute psychiatric illnesses.Report -
Get the findings from our Digital Exclusion report December 2021 in an easy-to read infographic.Report -
For this research project, we engaged with people who are more likely to be digitally excluded to gain a better understanding of how this might impact their experience with health and care services.Report -
In December 2019, we carried out three Enter and View visits at the Oakview Family Practice as we regularly receive feedback that patients in Lewisham face difficulties accessing GP appointments.Report -
Residents regularly tell us that GP appointments are difficult to access. In 2019, we carried out three visits to the GP Extended Access (GPEA) Service, which has been created to make more appointments available in Lewisham. The Enter and View visits gave us the chance to understand patients’ experiences of the service provided by One Health Lewisham and whether it was helping to improve access for residents.Report -
Healthwatch Lewisham is proud to be presenting the Quarter 3 Report from 2022-2023. The report is a general overview of the work we have done for the Patient Experience programme, within the last three months and gives great insight into the health and social care needs of the people within our community.Report -
Healthwatch Lewisham Annual Report 2022-2023.Report -
We engaged with 640 Lewisham residents between January and March 2023 to understand what they felt worked well and what could be improved about their health and social care services.
This is what they told us.Report -
From April to June 2023, Healthwatch Lewisham compiled over 1,000 reviews on patient experiences in GPs, hospitals, and other health services. Lewisham residents responded to how they were treated by hospital staff, quality of treatment, and appointment availability.Report -
From July – September 2023, Healthwatch Lewisham has compiled over 1,000 reviews of and conducted over 40 visits to local healthcare services. Lewisham residents responded to how they were treated by hospital staff, quality of treatment, and appointment availability