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Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.-
Do you or a loved one need help with social care? Read the article below and find out answers to key questions about who can access adult social care and how to pay for it.-
Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out a virtual visit on January 2022 over Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions. During our videocall, we spoke with staff and service users about their experiences and response to living conditions as well as COVID-19 precautions.-
Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out an in-person visit on October 2021 after lockdown restrictions have been lifted on 19 July. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences and response to living conditions as well as COVID-19 precautions.-
Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out an in-person visit on March 2022 which followed accordingly to government guidance in February 2022 to return to face-to-face engagements. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences and response to living conditions as well as COVID-19 precautions.-
Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out an in-person visit on March 2022 which followed accordingly to government guidance in February 2022 to return to face-to-face engagements. During our visit, we spoke with staff and service users about their experiences and response to living conditions as well as COVID-19 precautions.-
Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out a visit in November 2022 to Leah Lodge, a residential care home in Blackheath. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences.-
Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out a visit in January 2023 to M Power Care Home in Catford. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences.
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Healthwatch Lewisham staff and Enter & View Authorised Representatives carried out a visit in March 2023 to Manley Court Care Home. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences.-
Healthwatch Lewisham Annual Report 2022-2023.-
Improving the lives of those living with dementia and their carers using reminiscence and the arts
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Junior Doctors are striking from Thursday 13 to Tuesday 18 July, and then Consultants are striking on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 July.
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St John Ambulance have released a British Sign Language Emergency First Aid film, so that Deaf people know what to do if they find someone in cardiac arrest.-
Sunday 1 October from 2 pm – 5 pm, Deptford Lounge, 9 Giffin Street, SE8 4RJ
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We are recruiting for a Project Officer. This is a community and office-based role, encompassing both face-to-face community engagement and outreach elements, alongside office-based aspects.-
In November 2023, we conducted an Enter and View visit to Brownhill Lodge Care home. Brownhill Lodge is a residential care provider and home in Catford, currently housing 19 people with dementia, cognitive impairments, or learning disabilities.-
A CQC report has been published for Domiciliary care service, Care Outlook (Forest Hill).-
Lewisham Council are undertaking a public consultation to gather the views and perceptions of serious violence in the Borough.
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Maximising Wellbeing at Home is a program to support people in their own homes.-
Five things you should expect from home care, domiciliary care or help in the home.-
Were you aware that the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) or South East London CCG has been replaced by Integrated Care System (ICS) as of 1st July? To find out more please click the available links and video below to better understand these changes.-
This report focuses on residents' experiences of pharmacies in the London Boroughs of Bromley, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Lewisham and Waltham Forest between October and December 2020.-
This report documents the findings of the research, which took place from February and June 2016. The data was collected by visiting 10 sample pharmacies distributed across four different localities in Lewisham to ensure an even
geographical coverage.-
We are inviting feedback from Lewisham residents about their experience of GPs, Pharmacies, and local Hospitals.-
May Bank holiday and Industrial action – how to get the help you need-
Volunteer Responders is a national, flexible volunteering programme developed to support healthcare in England.-
NHS South East London would like to invite you to join a webinar about the Joint Forward Plan (JFP).-
The NHS Assembly has launched a call for views about the NHS.-
Driving for Change offers practical support and guidance to people experiencing homelessness.
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Pharmacies where you can get medications after normal opening hours.
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Phoenix Community Housing are hosting a free Health and Wellbeing fair, with access to health and wellbeing advice, careers support, fitness information, wellbeing activities and more! Healthwatch Lewisham will also be there on the day with an information stall.-
The UK’s largest multi-sport event for Over 60’s will be held at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 26 September 2023-
Healthwatch Lewisham is proud to share our See Hear Now report which explores issues of access to health and wellbeing services for people with sensory impairments and learning disabilities.-
Through this report, Healthwatch Bromley and Lewisham draws attention to the experiences of access to health and social care services faced by members of the Polish community living in Lewisham.-
Through this report, Healthwatch Lewisham draws attention to the experiences of access to health and social care services faced by members of the refugee community living in Lewisham.-
Through this report, Healthwatch Lewisham draw attention to experiences of access to health and social care services faced by members of the Tamil community living in Lewisham.-
Through this report, Healthwatch Lewisham draws attention to the experiences of access to health and social care services faced by members of the Turkish community living in Lewisham.-
Through this report, Healthwatch Bromley and Lewisham draw attention to experiences of access to health and social care services faced by members of the Vietnamese community living in Lewisham.-
The best way to help protect your child against severe illness from polio, flu, measles, mumps, rubella, and other childhood diseases is to get them up to date with their routine vaccinations.
If you or your child are not registered with a GP, they can still get free vaccinations – contact a GP surgery.
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June is Pride month - a month dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ communities all around the world.-
National and local efforts have afforded increased attention to LGBTQ+ health and well-being, but this research often emphasises those identifying as gay/lesbian or bisexual, excluding those identifying as trans or non-binary.
We want to capture the experiences of our trans community members in Lewisham by asking them questions about their interactions with mental health, sexual health, GP services, and other health services. All interviews will be conducted by members of the trans community.
To be considered, you should identify as trans or non-binary and either live in the borough, or access health services in the borough. You will receive £20 for your time. With recent funding, we are looking for spaces to conduct the interviews as well as open to anyone who would like to get involved in the research project.
If you are interested, please send us an email at INFO@healthwatchlewisham.co.uk and we can organize a session!
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National HIV Testing Week is celebrating 10 year of campaigning to increase testing in the UK.-
A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.