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Making the most of your GP appointment
GP appointments in the UK are the shortest in Europe, so we tried to find out how people can maximise the benefit of time spent with their GP. Read more about what local people told us.
13 April 2018
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Government Green Paper on Young People's Mental Health
The government has begun a consultation on its plans to improve mental health support for children and young people.
23 March 2018
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News from the Healthwatch Assembly - 27 February 2018
We focused on young people's mental health at our Assembly in May. We heard about local services and discussed new plans to improve support. Read more about it if you were not able to attend.
3 March 2018
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Enter & View visit to St Georges Hospital
Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit three senior health wards at St George’s Hospital, Tooting to talk to patients and carers in September 2017.
24 January 2018
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Healthwatch Assembly, 6 December 2017 - Presentations
Planned improvements to the design and delivery of key local services was the topic of our Assembly event in December. Find out more about the key changes happening in our report.
30 December 2017
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Consultation on Physical Activity in Wandsworth
Wandsworth Council and Enable Leisure and Sport wanted to update their Active Wandsworth Strategy, which supports and encourages people to keep physically and mentally healthy through physical activity.
31 October 2017
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News from the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly - 27 September 2017
We covered many things at our Assembly in September including our local health and wellbeing hub resource, making the most of a GP appointment and how St George's Hospital understands patient experience. More information is available in our report.
10 October 2017
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Enter & View Visit to Champneys Ward and Dialysis Services
Members of Healthwatch Wandsworth’s ‘Enter & View’ team made three visits to Champneys Ward and Dialysis service at St George’s Hospital to learn about the renal services that were being provided in February/March 2017.
2 August 2017
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Support needs for autistic people
According to The National Autistic Society around 700,000 people in the UK have an Autistic Spectrum Condition. Together with their families, this means autism is a part of daily life for 2.8 million people.
31 July 2017
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Healthwatch Wandsworth Reaches Four Year Mark - Find Out About Our Work in 2016-17
We have been working as your champion for health and care services for four years. Read more about our work over the past year in our annual report.
30 July 2017
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Enter & View Visit to Colliers Wood Dialysis Unit
Members of Healthwatch Wandsworth’s Enter & View (E&V) team visited the Colliers Wood Dialysis Unit provided by Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd to hear from patients their experience of treatment and care.
30 June 2017
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Consultation on the mental health needs of offenders and ex-offenders
Evidence shows that mental health problems are significantly higher within prisons than in the general population. Read our report on how this problem can be addressed.
30 June 2017
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