1. Ask Healthwatch Lewisham

    Advice and Information -

    With all the changes to health and care services, it's not always clear where you should go to report an urgent issue, to make a complaint or for further information.

  2. Vaccinations for coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Advice and Information -

    Find out why vaccinating yourself against COVID-19 is important, how you can get vaccinated in Lewisham, and more.

  3. Personalised Care Plan

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    All London residents can now create a personalised care plan that works for them.

  4. What is safeguarding?

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    Safeguarding means protecting people’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, and enabling them to live away from harm, abuse, and neglect. It’s fundamental to high-quality health and social care.

  5. Are you from an African or Caribbean background? Do you have Type 2 diabetes?

    Advice and Information -

    This offers an online self-management course for African and Caribbean adults with Type 2 diabetes.

  6. 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.

  7. What is a Patient Participation Group (PPG)?

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    Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) are generally made up of a group of volunteer patients, the practice manager and one or more of the GPs from the practice. Each GP Practice is required to have a PPG.