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Support Improvements in Emergency Care at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
A&E performance at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich has been named one of the three lowest-performing emergency departments in England for 2024–25, with fewer than 40% of patients seen, treated, admitted, or discharged within the four-hour target…
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Changes to Healthwatch
Recent national announcements have confirmed that the Healthwatch network, including Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch like ours, will be brought to a close as part of changes to how the public voice is supported in health and social care.
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Transforming Outpatients Services
At Healthwatch Greenwich, we’re supporting the reshaping of outpatient care in ways that better meet the needs of residents. In collaboration with other Healthwatch organisations in south-east London, we worked alongside Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust…
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What carers told us about dementia support
In May, Healthwatch Greenwich took part in a Dementia Support Event organised by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The event brought together unpaid carers, families, and professionals to talk openly about how dementia care is working in the borough - what…
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Help shape health and care in Greenwich – Join our board
We’re looking for new Non-Executive Directors (Trustees) to join the Board of Healthwatch Greenwich.
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The power of community in action: How we’re strengthening local mental wellbeing networks
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’ve gone beyond raising awareness. We’ve listened to local mental wellbeing leaders, shared their stories, and worked with them to understand what it takes to build resilient, inclusive, and effective mental wellbeing…
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Have your say: Call for evidence on visiting rights in care settings
Have you, a loved one, or someone you support been affected by restrictions on visiting in care homes, hospitals, or hospices?
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Listening to Women, Changing Care
Every woman deserves to feel safe, supported, and heard, before, during, and after giving birth. Yet for too many, pregnancy and childbirth remain…
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Children from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds are being let down by the safeguarding system
New national report shows that Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children are not being properly protected from harm.
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Latest reports and publication

Enter and View Report Adult Inpatient, Ward 14 Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Read Healthwatch Greenwich's latest report providing insight into the experiences and perspectives of people admitted to Ward 14 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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What did we hear in July 2025? What action has been taken?
Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback.
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