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Wandsworth Care Alliance (WCA) are a charity that work for the wellbeing of the Wandsworth community. They deliver Healthwatch Wandsworth. WCA are organising a new programme, working with the health service, 6 partner non-profit organisations, and a university evaluation team to help people in Wandsworth get legal support and welfare advice.

Learn more about the specialist therapies offered for children with social and communication challenges in Wandsworth.

Get involved in Healthwatch Wandsworth’s 2024-2025 research priority which is accessing healthcare.

Little Village HQ is the first Baby bank in the UK, supporting local parents most affected by the cost-of-living crisis to smile again. The baby bank is like a food bank, but it offers clothes, toys, furniture, and supplies for children under 5.

Find out more about the Healthwatch Committee and see if you’re interested to join.

We designed this page to provide support and resources for children and young people with autism or social and communication challenges. This page will be regularly updated to provide up to date contact information.

Healthwatch Wandsworth’s 2024-2025 research priority is children and young people’s experiences of autism and mental health.

About Nada and her background

I’ve worked for charities for many years. I’ve got a master’s in information science, and I started off in pharmaceutical publishing, volunteered in Sri Lanka for 3 years as a librarian, and returned then got a job at a specialist library at the Institute of Marine Engineers (a charity and professional body).

I also worked for the Alzheimer’s society for about 10 years setting up their website and discussion board. A couple of colleagues and I ran our own community interest company which is like a small charity. We did lots of projects with people with dementia. We got a real reputation for service user involvement.

Then, I was caring for mum for a long time which is when I came across Healthwatch. Service user involvement is one of my passions- that’s why Healthwatch appeals to me. Healthwatch is something that I could do while caring for mum, and it stretch my mind.

Read more about our work and the topics we are focusing on for the next year.

How it started?

I was working at Age UK Wandsworth (AUW) and had been since the start of my 3rd sector career in 2004, having started out as a volunteer for both their popular Out & About and Be-a-Friend services, before becoming a staff member in Volunteer Management and Events Fundraising.

Our AUW CEO was a co-opted Trustee of Wandsworth Community Transport (WCT), and she was keen to step down, to give someone else the opportunity to become a member of their Board of Trustees.

Read on about what people have told us matters most to them and how we influence changes in collaboration with our community.

We all care for someone, but the word ‘carer’ is defined under the Care Act as anyone who, without payment, looks after a person who cannot cope without their support. Carers might care for someone who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction. The person a carer looks after doesn’t have to be a family member or partner; they could be a friend or neighbour.