News and reports

Have you received or supported someone though chemotherapy treatment?

Patients will be empowered to choose where they receive their NHS care under new plans to cut waiting lists, one of the Prime Minister’s 5 priorities. People will be given more choice and control over their own care, including through the NHS App.

Read what people told us are the most important health and social care topics to focus on in Wandsworth

This week is Volunteers Week and we wanted to look at volunteering as a way to connect to others in the community.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023: National charity leaders visit the NHS’s stigma-breaking Springfield Village

This report outlines what we spoke about at our recent Healthwatch Assembly where we discussed GP services with members of the public and health care professionals.

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, South West London NHS is reminding local people of the free mental health support services available, and encouraging those who are struggling with their mental health to come forward for the help they need.

The LDC Confederation and South West London Healthwatch organisations are collaborating to share the patient perspective on dentistry and to elevate concerns expressed in South West London to the national level.

Here are some useful resources which have been designed to ensure people with a Learning Disability feel more comfortable in accessing ambulance support if necessary.

A pioneering specialist ambulance service for transporting critically-ill patients between hospitals has started in London from the beginning of April.

Xyla Health & Wellbeing are currently delivering a FREE NHS scheme called the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP) otherwise known as the Healthier You programme.

Macmillan Cancer Support are currently working on an outreach project to spread the word on the issues facing people with cancer in the UK.