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Healthwatch Greenwich Welcomes 13 New Volunteers to Community Engagement Team
Healthwatch Greenwich is pleased to welcome 13 new volunteers who will play an important role in listening to local residents, gathering community feedback and helping shape improvements to health and social care services across the borough.
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Ten Years of Mockingbird: A Stronger Future for Foster Families in Greenwich
The Mockingbird Family Hub Model has reached its tenth year in Greenwich, marking a decade of peer‑led support that continues to transform the lives of foster families and the children they care for.
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Supporting Bengali Women to Improve Health and Wellbeing
Healthwatch Greenwich met with Bengali women in the community to understand their health priorities, share practical wellbeing guidance, and hear directly about the barriers they face when accessing primary care.
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Listening to Refugee Voices During Refugee Week 2026
Healthwatch Greenwich gathered vital first‑hand insight from refugees, migrants and people seeking sanctuary to understand how well local health and care services are meeting their needs.
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🔥 Red Heat Alert in South East London
High temperatures this week can affect health — especially for older adults, young children and anyone with long‑term conditions. Health and care services may also be busier than usual.
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Community Fundraising Brings Specialist Child Cancer to Greenwich
A £26,800 fundraising appeal has equipped Queen Elizabeth Hospital with new high‑acuity monitors, allowing more children to receive complex cancer treatment safely and closer to home.
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Armed Forces Week June 2026
Armed Forces Week offers a moment to recognise the service, sacrifice and cultural heritage of the Gurkha community, whose long‑standing presence in…
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NHS Screening Programme – digital-first communications update
In 2025, the NHS started sending digital invitations, reminders and some results (login required) for the NHS Cervical and Bowel Screening Programme…
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Two Upcoming Opportunities to Connect, Learn and Feel Supported
Greenwich has two important Carers’ events coming up — each offering space to share experiences, build confidence and access practical support.
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Latest reports and publication
Taking Cervical Screening Awareness into Communities Across Greenwich
Healthwatch Greenwich's Tell Another Woman campaign took cervical screening awareness into communities across the borough, helping women access trusted information, address common concerns and encourage others to attend screening when invited.
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Conversations with Bengali Women About Staying Well and Ageing Well
This June, we delivered a community engagement session on Staying Well, Ageing Well for the Bengali women's community group, in partnership with Royal Borough of Greenwich. Participants received practical advice about healthy ageing and staying well while living with long-term conditions.
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