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In November 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Charlton Park care home

In November 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Brook House care home.

In November 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Ashgreen House Residential and Nursing Home.

The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

Our Annual Report for the year 2016-17- How your feedback helped us work to improve health and social care services in Greenwich over the past year, and what our key priorities will be for 2017-18.

In June 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Vanbrugh Group Practice.

In June 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Abbey Wood Surgery.

In June 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Trinity Medical Centre.

In June 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit the Greenwich Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service at Eltham Hospital.

Over the last year, we have been in contact with many people who have struggled to access their local GP practice, often as a result of not having the right kind of documentation to be able to register.

Hospital discharge was raised as a priority for Healthwatch Greenwich. The main acute hospital in Greenwich is Queen Elizabeth Hospital which includes an Emergency Department and an Urgent Care Centre.