1. News -

    Bowel Cancer UK has launched the Colonoscopy Confidence campaign to help you understand the importance of getting your bowel checked.
  2. Advice and Information -

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

    The AskFirst app supports patients to get the right healthcare they need at the right time. The app is available to all patients in Lewisham.
  4. Report -

    Through our Patient Experience Programme, Healthwatch Lewisham was able to capture 1,177 patient reviews about local health and social care services between July – September 2021. Find out about what local residents told us about the health and care they receive by reading our report.
  5. Report -

    The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way people access their GP with the further development of remote triage and booking systems. Service delivery in primary care continues to undergo changes and Healthwatch Lewisham wanted to understand what residents’ experiences have been like of since the national lockdown restrictions were lifted on 19 July 2021.
  6. Report -

    HWL Patient Experience Report Q3 summarising patient experience gathered that quarter.
  7. News -

    Have Your Say on the Community Health Services in Lewisham!
  8. Report -

    Healthwatch Lewisham Annual Report 2021-2022
  9. News -

    Monkeypox Virus Advice
  10. Advice and Information -

    ‘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.
  11. News -

    As fears of Polio have returned to the UK, it is more important than ever to ensure that your child is protected.
  12. Report -

    Healthwatch Lewisham is proud to be presenting the Quarter 1 Report from 2022-2023. 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.
  13. Advice and Information -

    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.

  14. News -

    Your primary care team is part of a wide network of practitioners and specialists dedicated to ensuring you receive the best care possible.
  15. Advice and Information -

    King's Fund developed helpful information about how GPs in England are set up and commissioned.
  16. Report -

    Patient Experience report Q2 2022/23 summarises residents' feedback on health and social care services.