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Healthwatch Greenwich welcomes the South East London initiative aimed at improving how GPs, hospitals and community services work together. Clearer communication and better‑coordinated care are essential to ensuring residents receive the right support at the right time.

Healthwatch Greenwich welcomes the ongoing engagement work being led across South East London to address inequalities in Black mental health. The Reducing Black Mental Health Inequalities project provides a vital platform for residents to shape services that truly reflect their needs.

Healthwatch Greenwich welcomes the ongoing work across South East London to improve support for autistic persons and their carers. Listening to lived experiences is helping shape a more responsive, person‑centred community autism service.

Healthwatch Greenwich proudly supports Purple Day, the international awareness day dedicated to epilepsy. Each year, thousands unite on 26 March to increase understanding, reduce stigma, and raise funds to support those living with epilepsy.

Healthwatch Greenwich welcomes the ongoing work across South East London to strengthen pelvic health support during pregnancy and the postnatal period. Listening to women and birthing people is helping to shape services that are more responsive, accessible, and effective.

Every injury, every life lost, and every trauma experienced leaves a lasting impact on individuals, families, and whole communities. That is why we strongly support initiatives that make our borough safer — including the knife surrender bins now installed across Greenwich.

At Healthwatch Greenwich, we recognise that male violence against women and girls is not only a matter of safety — it is a profound public health issue.

Each year, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) see around 115 cases of malaria locally — representing 8% of all UK cases — and almost all these infections are preventable with the right advice and protection.

Our volunteer team spent the day visiting the Eltham Library

Celebrated globally every year on 20 March and organised by the FDI World Dental Federation, this day unites communities around the world to promote better oral health and raise awareness of the impact a healthy mouth has on overall wellbeing.

Every March, organisations around the world come together to recognise Nutrition & Hydration Week, an annual campaign designed to highlight and celebrate the importance of food and fluids in maintaining health and wellbeing. This year, from 16 to 22 March 2026, Healthwatch Greenwich is proud to support the week and raise awareness within our community.

Today, Healthwatch Greenwich is proud to recognise World Sleep Day 2026, an annual global event dedicated to celebrating sleep and raising awareness of the important issues connected to it — from sleep medicine and education to social wellbeing and road safety.