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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.Report -
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.Report -
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.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.Report -
HWL Patient Experience Report Q3 summarising patient experience gathered that quarter.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.Report -
Patient Experience report Q2 2022/23 summarises residents' feedback on health and social care services.Advice and Information -
We are inviting feedback from Lewisham residents about their experience of GPs, Pharmacies, and local Hospitals.News -
May Bank holiday and Industrial action – how to get the help you needNews -
Volunteer Responders is a national, flexible volunteering programme developed to support healthcare in England.News -
NHS South East London would like to invite you to join a webinar about the Joint Forward Plan (JFP).News -
The NHS Assembly has launched a call for views about the NHS.News -
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.News -
The UK’s largest multi-sport event for Over 60’s will be held at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 26 September 2023News -
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.Advice and Information -
If you are experiencing or feel at risk of domestic abuse, or are worried about someone who might be, find out where you can go for advice and help.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.Advice and Information -
Find out why vaccinating yourself against COVID-19 is important, how you can get vaccinated in Lewisham, and more.Report -
The aim of the research was to obtain the views and (LTP) experiences of Lewisham residents to support the local implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. We carried out local engagement and enabled people including seldom heard communities to have their say in how the NHS can better take care of them and how the care they received can be improved.Report -
The six Healthwatch in south east London engaged with residents to ensure their voices will help shape the local implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. The public were asked to give their views on improving local services; share their ideas on how people can live healthier lives and what improvements they think could be made to help people access services quickly.Report -
In our role as the patient voice we know that men share less feedback about health and care services than women.
We ran this project to find out how men in Lewisham look after their mental health and what stops them from speaking up about their issues.Report -
We embarked on a project which built on our previous work, to see whether patient experience has improved following the introduction of AIS. We also assessed local implementation of the Standard.Advice and Information -
All London residents can now create a personalised care plan that works for them.Report -
This study was conducted by Healthwatch’s Community Engagement Officer, who visited 5 food banks across the boroughs of Bromley and Lewisham. Those in attendance were informally interviewed about their experiences of accessing health and social care services and the circumstances which has caused them to access community services in the borough.Report -
In late 2015, Healthwatch Lewisham engaged with communities that don’t speak English as their first language including Vietnamese, Tamil, Polish, Turkish and Refugee groups. We engaged with 95 individuals which covered a broad range of demographics. Many people engaged with were parents or carers and many recognised themselves as being disabled.Report -
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.Report -
We attended this event to raise awareness of the Self Care week and importance of self-care and to encourage stakeholders to take part in the campaign and to encourage self-care to their service users.Report -
One in four Lewisham residents is under 19 years old. Healthwatch Lewisham has a responsibility to engage with children, young people as well as parents and carers to find out what they think of the local health and social care services.
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Healthwatch Lewisham contacted the leader of Lewisham’s Diabetes UK Support Group to find out about the experiences of the group’s members using community care services as part of an Inquiry into Community Care Services.
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The aim of the project is to promote wellbeing and signpost public as appropriate to the services available for respiratory disseises sufferers through Breathing Well Champions volunteer outreach role.Report -
On Monday 15 December, Healthwatch Lewisham held its 2nd annual event. Over 110 people attended including over 35 representatives from organisations and community groups, a reflection of the powerful voice Healthwatch Lewisham provides for service users of health and social care locally.Report -
Between April and October 2014, Healthwatch Lewisham has engaged with a variety of service users, carers, community and voluntary sector groups and staff, as well as the local residents in Lewisham to listen to their experiences of enablement and integrated care.Report -
This report presents the findings of service user feedback collated from engagement sessions carried out at the Kaleidoscope Children’s Centre in Lewisham.Advice and Information -
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.News -
Let’s Talk Health and Care, a new online engagement platform, has been launched by South East London CCG alongside the South East London Integrated Care System.Report -
Healthwatch Lewisham Annual Report 2021-2022Advice and Information -
This offers an online self-management course for African and Caribbean adults with Type 2 diabetes.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.News -
As fears of Polio have returned to the UK, it is more important than ever to ensure that your child is protected.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.
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Your primary care team is part of a wide network of practitioners and specialists dedicated to ensuring you receive the best care possible.
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Make a difference today and put your name forward to be a Governor of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.