1. Connecting your Care launches in SW London

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    There is a new system that makes it easy for health and care professionals to access your medical records that are held by another health organisation. Find out how it works!

  2. Help shape important Dementia Services in Wandsworth

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    Are you passionate about care and support provided to people living with Dementia and their carers in Wandsworth? Find out how you could be involved in interviews for a Dementia Support Service.

  3. Introducing Healthwatch Wandsworth new committee chair Stephen Hickey

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    We are very pleased to welcome Stephen Hickey as the new chair to our HW Committee starting in April. Stephen’s skills and experience will be an asset to Healthwatch Wandsworth’s committee, and we are very much looking forward to working with him.

  4. Healthwatch Committee Member Nominees & Elections

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    The Healthwatch Wandsworth committee member election has now closed. We have three nominations and on March 5th you can vote and choose your new committee members.

  5. Meet the newly elected Healtwatch Committee Members

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth is proud to welcome the three new committee members that were elected at the Healthwatch Assembly on Thursday 5 March.

  6. Wandsworth council warning for young people as Covid-19 cases are rising rapidly

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    Coronavirus cases are on the rise again in Wandsworth especially amongst people aged 18-30. The council are asking everyone to do what they can to help stop the spread of Coronavirus so we can all continue to enjoy the ease in restrictions.

  7. Get involved - Become a Healthwatch Committee Member

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    Make a difference to health and social care services in Wandsworth.
    Get involved with Healthwatch Wandsworth.

  8. Healthwatch Wandsworth Committee Candidates

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth is guided by our Healthwatch Committee. At our event on 29th September our Healthwatch Wandsworth members will be electing new members to our committee.

  9. MyCare St George’s Patient Portal

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    The MyCare St George’s is a secure online system provided by St George’s that allows you to look at information from your hospital record, view hospital appointments, receive test results and messages from your hospital care team.

  10. Shaping our Integrated Care Partnership priorities – discussion document

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    This discussion document sets out the proposed priorities for the South West London Integrated Care System.

  11. Choosing where you receive NHS care

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    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.

  12. A Healthy Location? 5 Findings About Health in South-West London

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    How healthy is my local area? The NHS for South-West London have been working to find out ‘What is the unique position of our area?’ and address challenges to public health.

  13. How the children’s cancer service change impacts families in Wandsworth

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    NHS England is asking people for their views on moving the children’s cancer treatment centre that serves South London and much of the South East region.

  14. South West London Healthwatch Accessible Information Standard Project

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    Healthwatch Sutton, together with the other Healthwatch organisations in South West London (Healthwatch Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Wandsworth), are currently working with patients, carers, and GP practices on a project about the Accessible Information Standard.

  15. Cancer Psychological Services Working Group

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    Read more about a new and exciting opportunity for local people who have experience of using cancer services and have accessed psychological support during or after treatment.

  16. Launch of Wandsworth's Health and Care Plan

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    The Wandsworth Health and Care Plan was launched on 7th October as a collaborative plan to tackle key health issues in the borough. Read more about the plans.

  17. Every Mind Matters

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    Read about a new NHS initiative which asks "What is Mental Health?"

  18. Time to Change: Ending Mental Health Discrimination

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    Sometimes we say we're fine when we're not. Read about how the time to change campaign is looking to create more positive perspectives on mental heath.

  19. What does a mental health crisis look like and how could you get support?

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    What Does a Crisis Look Like? Find out about SHOUT for support in a crisis.

  20. Fast-Track Cities HIV-related stigma work

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    Despite all the advances in clinical care, we know that for people living with HIV life can be difficult because of stigma and discrimination. Find out how organisations are working together as a city to get London to zero HIV stigma.

  21. Have Your Say before April 3rd - Learning Difficulties Strategy - Survey

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    “Building Foundations – Changing Lives”

    This draft strategy sets out the priorities for improving outcomes for people with a learning disability in Wandsworth over the next five years and beyond.

  22. Call out for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic people’s healthcare experiences during COVID-19

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    Share your story to help services learn and improve from the experiences of people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds during COVID-19.

  23. Digital & Telephone Appointments Survey

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    We are appealing for people in Wandsworth to share their experiences of accessing health and care during coronavirus.

  24. News from the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly – 29 September 2020

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    At the Healthwatch Wandsworth Assembly this year, we talked about Health Inequalities in Wandsworth. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown has had an inevitable impact on health and care services.

  25. Wandsworth Carers’ Centre - LGBTQ+ Carer Toolkit

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    Wandsworth Carers’ Centre have developed a LGBTQ+ Carer Toolkit

  26. Wandsworth Carers’ Centre have developed a LGBTQ+ Carer Toolkit

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    Carers UK estimates there to be at least 390,000 LGBTQ+ Carers in the UK. 1 in 10 people within the LGBTQ+ community are an unpaid Carer.

  27. Easy Read survey for people with learning difficulties

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    Over the last few months, we have worked closely with SHARE Community students and Baked Beans Company actors to produce an easy read version of our Health & Social Care Survey.

  28. Cost of Living Resources

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    Here are some resources available to help local people with the cost of living

  29. Report from our event: How digital technology can help if you are living with sight loss in Wandsworth

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    Healthwatch Wandsworth, Katherine Low Settlement, Age UK Wandsworth and Wandsworth Council teamed up and are working with lots of organisations to try and answer this question.

  30. Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to make care better

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    Local health and care champion, Healthwatch Wandsworth, marks the difference the public have made to improve NHS and social care services

  31. Help improve cancer care

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    Have you received or supported someone though chemotherapy treatment?

  32. Improving take-up of cervical screening amongst Asian communities in Wandsworth

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    We collaborated with the Asian community and organisations supporting the health of our community to find solutions to increase how many people in the Asian community are supported by cervical cancer screening.