News and reports

Every October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month reminds us of the importance of early detection, support, and research in the fight against breast cancer. It’s a time to raise awareness, celebrate survivors, and honour those whose lives have been affected by the disease.

Read about the changes to the autism diagnostic pathway for 0-8 year olds in Wandsworth following the publication of our report in July 2025.

Provide feedback about how Wandsworth Council should work with residents

Provide feedback about our Wandsworth Council Adult Social Care Co-Production Charter

Read our report about Wandsworth residents' experiences of accessing GP practices 2024/2025

The Government has announced that it wants to change the law to:
1. Transfer the work of Healthwatch England to the Department of Health and Social Care.
2. Transfer the work of local Healthwatch services to the NHS and local authorities.

We designed this page to provide support and resources for health and care providers to improve their ability to meet the accessibility needs of people with disabilities that affect communication. Members of our South West London Accessible Information Standard Community of Practice, a group that includes people with lived experience, GP practice and Integrated Care Board staff, and Disability charities, contributed to this list.

July is Disability Pride Month, offering an opportunity to celebrate the identities, cultures, and social contributions of Disabled people. Disability Pride Month seeks to combat stigmas associated with disability, and it also offers an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that Disabled people face in daily life.

Read our report about parent/carer experiences of the Emerging Needs Pathway (The autism diagnostic pathway for 0-8 year olds in Wandsworth)

We caught up senior staff leading healthcare at Wandsworth prison to hear how healthcare has been developing around the themes we had reported in our visit.

We caught up with those working in health and care to develop support for carers during hospital discharge processes to find out how things have changed or improved.

Read about our work with our community in the year 2024-5 and how services can improve based on the views of local people.