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Cost of living crisis

We’ve been hearing a lot about the ‘cost of living crisis’ and want to monitor the impact that it may have on the health of local people and their access to health and social care.

Advice and Information

We have published our annual report about how local people's views shaped health and care in 2021-22

Read more in our annual report that showcases our work with local people to shape our local health and social care services.

Read what we are planning for 2022-23 in our new business plan

Read about where we will focus our work in 2022-3.

Getting a healthcare appointment as the pandemic continues – June 2022 update

You may have heard a lot in the news about the various difficulties patients face in getting appointments or progress on their health and care management. Read more about the situation locally.

Experiences of people affected by sight loss of health and social care services

Thanks to people affected by sight loss sharing their experiences we have written a report about what it is like to use health and care services and live with sight loss in Wandsworth. Read on to find out more.

Our work with people affected by dementia and their carers to better understand what support is available and whether this meets their needs

Thanks to people sharing their experiences of managing dementia during the pandemic we have a rich picture, rather than data alone, to challenge assumptions and identify issues for the NHS and social care services to improve.

Developments in support for people who pay for social care via direct payments

We caught up with those who decide on what support is available to help people who pay for their social care to find out how experiences people shared with us have shaped support available.

Developments in support for people with Long Covid since we heard from local people

We caught up with those working in health and care to develop support for Long Covid to find out how things have changed or improved.

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Help St John Ambulance teach community groups lifesaving skills!

St John Ambulance call on you to support them with the delivery of the National Coordination of First Response project, in partnership with NHS England and Improvement.

How does the NHS in England work and how is it changing?

What are the key organisations that make up the NHS? And how can they collaborate with partners in the health and care system to deliver joined-up care? Watch our animation to find out.

Advice and Information

Shielding

Get Involved: Lived Experience Partners for Long COVID Programme

This is an exciting opportunity for you to contribute your Long COVID lived experience to help improve Long COVID services.

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Our work with carers to improve what happens when you go home after a hospital stay

Thanks to people who spoke to us about caring for someone who was discharged from hospital, we have influenced a wide number of developments in support for carers and people discharged from hospital.

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