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Two years ago we spoke to carers about the challenges they face and managing their own health and their feedback helped develop a new cares strategy. We spoke to carers recently to see if support had improved. Find out more about what they said. -
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Wandsworth Council's Co-production and Partnership Group wants local people who use social services, carers and voluntary sectors representatives to work partnership with council staff to help shape the way adult social care services are developed. -
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A new report from the CQC has found that there needs to be more of a focus on oral health in care homes. Read more from Healthwatch England about the perspective from the Healthwatch network.
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Read this guide on how staff can easily improve the oral health of care home residents. -
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Read about the research from Healthwatch England suggesting that dementia care needs to be improved. Often people needing care are unaware of what they can access and what they are entitled to. -
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Do you need help choosing the right care home? -
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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. -
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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. -
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Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit three Extra Care Schemes for older people to hear tenants’ views of the quality of care they were receiving. We’ve written our report to summarise what people told us. -
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Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Prince of Wales Drive Extra Care Housing Scheme for Older People to understand tenants’ experiences of living in the scheme. Our report is based on what people told us what we saw during our visit. -
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Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Harding House and Huguenot Place to understand resident’s views on the quality of care they were receiving. Our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit. -
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We visited three care homes for older people to hear residents’ views of the quality of care they were receiving. Our report summarises our thoughts on good practice and areas for improvement in the three care homes. -
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Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Anvil Close Residential Care Home for adults with learning disabilities to explore the individual quality of care. Our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit. -
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Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Arabella Drive Residential Care Home for adults with learning disabilities to explore the individual quality of care. Our report is based upon what people told us and what we saw during our visit. -
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Our local Healthwatch undertakes 'Enter and View' visits to health and social care services to make recommendations where there are areas for improvement. Read our review of the future direction of the Enter and View programme in Wandsworth.
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We visited Wood House Care Home to find out how care is being given to older people. The report is based on what people said and observations during the visit. -
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Healthwatch Wandsworth were invited to visit Lyle House residential home for older people. Our report is based on what people told us and what we saw during our visit. -
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South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) has announced that it has secured government approval to start work on its two new state-of-the-art facilities for South West Londoners. Read more about the plans. -
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Take a look at what the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice. -
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In July 2020 we worked with SWL CCG (Wandsworth) to develop an independent survey for care home staff. Read our report about how well staff in care homes felt supported to care for their residents and to look after themselves during the pandemic. -
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Do you care for someone who has been discharged from hospital since May 2021? Talk to Healthwatch Wandsworth and together we can help shape how discharges from hospital work locally and nationally. -
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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
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The health and development of children and young people can have far reaching consequences later on, both physically and mentally. Find out about the priorities of local people we spoke to about this issue. -
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We spoke to people about managing their eye health. Read our report to hear people's experiences about what it's like to live in London with poor vision. -
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At our events we often hear that communication with healthcare professionals could be better.
In September 2018, local people discussed how professionals could better
listen to our feedback and involve us in decisions. -
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Wandsworth Council and Enable Leisure and Sport wanted to update their Active Wandsworth
Strategy, which supports and encourages people to keep physically and mentally healthy through
physical activity. -
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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.
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If you are a Dermatology patient at St Georges Hospital and want to have your say about the service you receive. Join the Dermatology Patient Panel.
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A mortality review of patients who underwent cardiac surgery at St George’s Hospital is being carried out. Read the update on the review. -
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Good news - If you are registered with a GP in Wandsworth you can now book an appointment between the hours of 8am and 8pm. -
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In March 2018 NHS England issued guidance that over the counter medicines for minor health conditions will no longer be routinely prescribed by a GP or other primary care service. -
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You can contribute to the improvement of local NHS cancer services in Wandsworth. Find out how -
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'Bed Sores’, ‘Pressure Ulcers’, ‘Pressure Sores’. They have many names, but talking about them is hard and rarely done. -
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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. -
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A visit was organised to Mary Seacole
Ward at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, which provides an Inpatient Elderly
Rehabilitation Service. -
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Intermediate Care (IC) is intended to be a range of integrated services that promote faster recovery from illness; prevent unnecessary acute hospital admissions and premature admissions to long-term care and support timely discharge from hospital. -
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Ever wondered how to navigate the world of mental health services, or how to find exactly what you're looking for? -
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Matt Hancock, the Minister for Health and Social Care, has announced the government's plans to address the nation's health concerns.