News and reports

Healthwatch England has asked all local Healthwatch to seek the views of their residents and service users on the impact of COVID-19.

In November we held our first Black Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Advisory group meeting in which we agreed upon which of the service provider commitments the group would prioritise in monitoring.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 specific data sharing for GP practices across South East London is being established.

Greenwich Parent Participation Advisory Group in Partnership with Royal Borough of Greenwich and Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich Mind deliver 15-week wellbeing programme for parents of children and young people with SEND

We will be holding two virtual meetings to hear your thoughts, experiences, and what changes you’d like to see with care homes as we enter winter.

Join us on Thursday 26th November at 3pm for our first Healthwatch Greenwich Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Advisory Group meeting.

From Thursday 5 November the national lockdown will replace the local restrictions in your area.

Cllr Danny Thorpe, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, recently received care at University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) following an accident earlier this year.

Healthwatch Greenwich (HWG) is hosting a digital event with local community leaders to debate health inequality and find ways to improve overall health and wellbeing for black women in Royal Borough of Greenwich.

From the 1 April 2020, the six (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in South East London (SEL), all merged to form a new CCG at the regional level.

Focus now must be on shaping a health and care system that delivers for everyone

We’re looking to appoint up to three new members, residents of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to sit on our Healthwatch South-East London Patient Group.