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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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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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
Report
It Starts With You - What Did We Learn?
We ran a campaign #ItStartsWithYou, highlighting the importance of the feedback that we received from each and every one of you about local health and social care services. As part of the campaign we analysed what people had told us in 2016-7.
1 June 2017
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News from the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly - 24 May 2017
At our Assembly in May we covered a variety of mental health topics including local services available. The information presented on the day is available in our report.
30 May 2017
Report
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Healthwatch Wandsworth Annual Survey Report - 2017
In March 2017 we distributed our annual survey to our members, local residents and organisations, to find out how they view Healthwatch and our role.
15 May 2017
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Developing a Mental Health Transition Service for 17-25 year olds consultation
Young people who need support from mental health services can find their care interrupted as they make the transition from child and adolescent services (CAMHS) to adult services (AMHS). See what people told us about the transition in our report.
31 March 2017
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Mental Health needs of Deaf and Disabled residents.
Research suggests that 1 in 3 individuals with a disability will experience a mental health problem within their lifetime compared to 1 in 4 of the wider population. Find out what local people told us about the issues involved.
31 March 2017
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Enter and View visit to Laurel Ward, Queen Mary’s Hospital
Healthwatch Wandsworth visited Laurel Ward at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, a mental health ward for men. We talked to staff, patients and patient’s relatives and our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit.
31 March 2017
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Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly - 8 February 2017
Our event in February focused on electing our new Healthwatch Executive and changes to the way that health services in our community work together and be co-ordinated by a new organisation. Find out more what happened at our event.
3 March 2017
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Enter and View Visit to Ward 2, Springfield University Hospital
We visited Ward 2 at Springfield University Hospital. Ward 2 is a ward for both men and women who have serious mental health issues. We talked to staff and patients. Our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit.
31 January 2017
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