News and reports

On Monday 3 June, Synnovis, a pathology laboratory which processes blood tests on behalf of a number of NHS organisations, primarily in South East London, was the victim of a cyber attack. NHS England has been made aware that a cyber criminal group published data on Friday 21 June which they are claiming belongs to Synnovis and was stolen as part of this attack.

Doctors will be on a six-day strike from Thursday 27 June. This is likely to increase pressure on hospitals across south east London.

On Thursday 6 June, Healthwatch Greenwich was awarded the Employer Impact Award at the Greenwich Employability Awards. The awards were created to celebrate the exceptional impact and contributions of students from the University of Greenwich and external partners.

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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.

Services across south east London continue to be affected following the ransomware cyber-attack on Synnovis earlier this week. NHS organisations across London continue to work in partnership to manage patient care.

On Wednesday 5 June, Healthwatch Greenwich joined 15 local residents at a tea and coffee afternoon at Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice to learn about their experiences of health and social care services.

On Monday 3 June, Synnovis, a provider of lab services, was the victim of a ransomware cyber attack. This is having significant impact on the delivery of services at Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts and primary care service users in Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley, Southwark and Lambeth.

Insect bites or stings are not usually serious and get better in a few days. But sometimes they can become infected or cause a serious allergic reaction. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where to get help for infected bites and stings.

If you have lost someone to suicide, the South East London Suicide Bereavement Service is here for you. They work with people across the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark, including children and young people who feel that they would benefit from their service.

On Friday 17 May, Healthwatch Greenwich and our team of volunteers joined in the Dementia Action Week event organised by the Royal Borough of Greenwich at Eltham Library to speak with carers of people living with dementia.

On 15 May, the government announced that from Autumn, it will test out its patient choice expansion plan in new areas across the country to give patients a choice of where they receive out-of-hospital care.