1. Briset Corner Surgery is Closing

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    Briset Corner Surgery, 591 Westhorne Avenue, SE9 6JX will be closing on the 31st March 2020. Patients will no longer be able to access primary care medical services from the practice after this date.

  2. What We’re Doing to Help

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    In the light of the current national emergency we are changing how we work, and what we do.

  3. An update from Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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    An important update regarding the services available at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust during lockdown.

  4. Healthwatch South East London Has A New Director

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    We are pleased to announce our colleague Folake Segun’s new start as South East London Healthwatch Director.

  5. How is coronavirus affecting you?

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    We want to know how your experience of services in Greenwich is being affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  6. COVID-19 Second Phase Response: What have NHS services been told?

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    NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) have written to NHS services about the second phase of the response to COVID-19.

  7. New NHS online support launched for people with diabetes

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    New online tools for people living with diabetes are now available on the NHS to help people manage their condition during the coronavirus pandemic.

  8. COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Black and Asian people according to latest PHE report

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    Share your story to help services learn and improve from the experiences of Greenwich residents from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds during COVID-19.

  9. An important message from Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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    Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is running a campaign to let local people know about the measures the Trust is taking to keep patients safe when they come to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Lewisham or community sites.

  10. Healthwatch responds to Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust’s Care Quality Commission inspection rating of ‘Requires Improvement.’

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    Despite significant improvement in some areas, Lewisham and Greenwich Trust has received ‘requires improvement’ in their latest assessment from the Care Quality Commission (CQC.).

  11. New Greenwich & Bexley Bereavement Help-Point service launched

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    Local Partners work together to launch new Greenwich & Bexley Bereavement Help-Point; a service which aims to provide timely and compassionate support for people who are bereaved at the most challenging of times.

  12. Mobile cancer service launched in Greenwich

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    Cancer patients at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust can now get essential blood tests and other procedures needed before chemotherapy, from a mobile cancer service.

  13. Get Ready For September summer programme!

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    This programme, organised by Abena Oppong-Asare MP for Erith and Thamesmead, will provide an opportunity for students to discuss educational, career and social issues.

  14. Urgent Request from Public Services Committee - Help with Finding Witness for Oral Evidence Session

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    The House of Lords would like to hear from people age 16-66 with complex care needs, long-term health conditions and disabilities about their experience of services during coronavirus, and how they think services could be improved going forward.

  15. Greenwich Covid-19 recovery & reset plan summary 2020-2022

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    Help shape how Greenwich’s health and care services recover in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

  16. PHE LAUNCHES NEW MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS

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    Over half of parents say their children's mental wellbeing has been one of their biggest worries during covid.

  17. COVID-19: What people are telling us

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    In our latest briefing, we look at the key issues the public have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  18. People with long-term health conditions most likely to avoid care services due to COVID-19

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    People with long-term health conditions urged to share experiences to help improve support after research indicates that some avoided health and social care services throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

  19. South-East London CCG is looking for local residents to join the Engagement Assurance Committee

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    NHS South East London CCG is looking for local people who are interested in local health services and have links to their local community to join the new Engagement Assurance Committee.

  20. Celebrating Black History Month 2020

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    Healthwatch Greenwich is hosting a series of free online events with art, panel discussions, interviews, and crafts, to celebrate Black History Month.

  21. Join the Healthwatch South-East London Patient Group

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    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.

  22. CQC: COVID-19 is magnifying inequalities and “risks turning fault lines into chasms”

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

  23. Council leader praises NHS and gives important message to local residents

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

  24. New National Restrictions from 5 November

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

  25. COVID-19 and Care homes: Lockdown 2

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    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.

  26. Think you need to go to A&E? Call NHS 111 first

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    The NHS is providing a new and more convenient way for you to access urgent care from the 1 December. Find out what this means for you and your loved ones.

  27. Healthwatch Greenwich BAME Advisory Group

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    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.

  28. NHS dental services update

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    NHS General Dental Services are operating at significantly reduced capacity due to social distancing and infection prevention and control requirements in light of the COVID-19 pandemic