Read About Our Work in 2015-6 in Our Annual Report
In our third year as your consumer champion for health and social care we have been very busy. Read our annual report on how we have tried to represent the views of the Wandsworth community to improve health and social care.
30 July 2016
Report
News from our Assembly - 22nd June 2016
At our event in June we heard about plans for improving outpatients at St George's Hospital and how Wandsworth Council have a standard to make sure their information is accessible for people. Read more about it in our report.
30 June 2016
Report
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Consultation on pharmacy standards
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) developed nine standards for Pharmacists to ensure that patients receive safe and effective care and can maintain and improve their health and wellbeing. Read about experiences local people shared with us.
30 June 2016
Report
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Enter & View report on Extra Care Housing Schemes – An Overview
Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit three Extra Care Schemes for older people to hear tenants’ views of the quality of care they were receiving. We’ve written our report to summarise what people told us.
31 May 2016
Report
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Enter and View visit to Chestnut House Extra Care Housing Scheme for older people
Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Chestnut House Extra Care Housing Scheme for older people to explore the individual quality of care. Our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit.
31 March 2016
Report
Suicide Prevention Strategy Consultation
Recent statistics have shown that the suicide rate in Wandsworth has increased. However, if the right support is available and accessible at the right time, suicide can be preventable. Find out what local people told us about the subject.
31 March 2016
Report
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Enter and View visit to Prince of Wales Drive Extra Care Housing Scheme for Older People
Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Prince of Wales Drive Extra Care Housing Scheme for Older People to understand tenants’ experiences of living in the scheme. Our report is based on what people told us what we saw during our visit.
28 February 2016
Report
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Enter & View visit to Ensham House Extra Care Housing Scheme for Older People
Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Ensham House Extra Care Housing Scheme for Older People to hear tenants’ views of the quality of care they were receiving. We’ve written our report of what people told us.
28 February 2016
Report
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What Keeps Me Well - A Pictoral Report
At the start of 2016, Healthwatch Wandsworth was looking at ways in which young people would engage in online discussions about health and social care. Find out about a campaign the young people created and the responses they got from local people.
28 February 2016
Report
Health Visiting Service
We spoke to local families about their experiences of Health Visiting services. We asked them if they understood the role of the Health Visitor (HV) and the kind of service they should expect from them. Find out what they said.
31 December 2015
Report
News From our Assembly - December 2015
We held an event in December to hear more about developments at Nine Elms in Wandsworth and also to tell people what our Enter and View team have found when speaking to local people. For more information about these topics read this report.
30 December 2015
Report
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Report on a Healthwatch Wandsworth Consultation on Mental Health Support for Young People in Wandsworth
Healthwatch Wandsworth had the opportunity to encourage young people to complete a questionnaire at a conference organised by the Wandsworth Youth Council called “Youth Momentum 2”.
31 October 2015
Report