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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.Advice and Information -
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.Report -
Healthwatch Lewisham Annual Report 2021-2022Report -
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.Report -
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.Report -
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.Report -
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.News -
Monkeypox Virus AdviceReport -
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.Report -
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.Report -
Healthwatch Lewisham Annual Report 2022-2023.News -
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.News -
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.Report -
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.Advice and Information -
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
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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 2023Report -
In our first annual report, we talk about the privilege and challenge it has been to kickstart Healthwatch Lewisham and what we've achieved thus far.Report -
In the 2014 - 2015 report, we share our work to understand people's experiences and improve key areas of focus based on feedback from community members.Report -
In our 2015 - 2016 annual report, we celebrate our growth on social media, the work of our volunteers, and our outreach at events across Lewisham.Report -
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.Report -
This year we started our #30DaysofHealthwatch campaign and heard from 74 percent more people than last year.Report -
This year saw us tackle issues such as men and young people's mental health, complaints information and access to services.Report -
Our 2019 - 2020 Annual Report highlights our achievements as the patient voice over the last twelve months.Report -
The impact of COVID-19 and subsequent changes to health and care services means that representing the voice of local people is more important than ever.Report -
During the third COVID-19 lockdown, we heard from 1,141 people about their experiences with health and social care. Find out what they told us about local GPs, hospital, dentists and vaccination hubs by downloading our full report.Report -
During October to December 2020, we heard from 910 patients, carers, and relatives regarding their experiences with local health and social care services. This report outlines the key themes, findings and recommendations that emerged from our conversations.Report -
We heard the experiences of over 900 residents during July- September. Find out what they told us about local health and care services.Advice and Information -
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.Advice and Information -
The NHS in England has published a ten-year plan setting its priorities for the future.