1. How to look after your mental health while self-isolating with COVID-19

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    The current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may cause you to feel worried, anxious, or scared. Read our tips to looking after your wellbeing when self-isolating.

  2. Lewisham health services during coronavirus (COVID-19)

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    Find out how health services are changing in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) and what that means for your care.

  3. Attend workshops to support AdStAC research on Black service users’ experience with Advance Choice Documents

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    The UK Government has agreed to introduce legislation for advance statements. Because Black people experience more forced care, it is important to work with Black people to introduce advance statements in a way that works for them.

  4. Lewisham junior citizen scheme

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    We delivered a workshop around the Five Ways to Wellbeing and the importance of mental health. Evidence suggests that these five steps can help to improve our mental wellbeing. Here is what we found out.

  5. 2016 - 2017 Annual Report

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    In this report, we talk about the impact of our new Lewisham NHS Independent Advocacy Service and introduce our new digital Feedback Centre, coming 1 April 2017.

  6. The Care Act 2014

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    The Care Act 2014 is a law that came into action in April 2015 that sets out how people’s care and support is approached by councils.

  7. Intelligence report October to December 2017

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    In our latest intelligence report we found that patient experience of the University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) continues to be mixed. Whilst access to GP appointments remains an issue across the borough.

  8. Intelligence report July to September 2017

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    Read what people told us about services in the last three months.

  9. Intelligence report January to June 2017

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    Our latest intelligence report covered Lewisham residents experiences of local health and care services. Including the views of teenagers on healthy relationships and their use of sexual health services in the borough. We also heard the experiences about the discharge lounge in University Hospital Lewisham.

  10. Healthwatch Lewisham Quarter 4 Report

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    Healthwatch Lewisham is proud to be presenting the Quarter 4 Report. The report details the work we have done for the patient experience programme. This report is informative and gives great insight into the health and social care needs of the people within our community.

  11. GP Referrals Focus

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    ‘Because We All Care’ encourages more people to feedback on their care. The next phase of our joint campaign with CQC is planned to start at the end of August. The phase will target people with long term conditions, and we will be taking a specific look at the barriers people face to getting specialist support via their GPs.

    Organisations such as ours are aware this has been going on for way too long.