1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. COVID-19 Vaccination event summary

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    Answers to your COVID-19 vaccine questions from Royal Greenwich experts

  10. Health Inequalities event summary

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    Recording, presentations and notes from our Health Inequalities event on 25 May 2021

  11. Healthwatch England Chair reappointed for a three-year term

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    The Cabinet Office has announced that the term of our current Chair, Sir Robert Francis QC, has been extended until June 2024.

  12. Do you have experience of safeguarding? Make an impact in Greenwich

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    This is a paid opportunity to join Healthwatch Greenwich as one of our London Safeguarding Voices Group members.

  13. Healthwatch Southwark is recruiting for a Research & Projects Officer and an Engagement & Signposting Officer

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    Are you passionate about improving health and social care services for local people? Take a look at these job opportunities

  14. Healthwatch Greenwich wins commendation for prestigious award

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    We have won a commendation for a prestigious national award for our work with our Integrated Care System - the local health and care providers and commissioners, responsible for NHS services across Greenwich.

  15. Come and speak with us in Greenwich libaries

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    Find out where and when we will be in Greenwich so that you can share your experience with health and care services.

  16. Healthwatch Southwark is recruiting!

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    Find out more about Healthwatch Southwark's Community Health Ambassadors Officer role.

  17. Accessible Information: Healthwatch England's recommendations

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    Healthwatch England have set out five headline recommendations to help health and care services ensure that people who have communication needs are given their healthcare information in the way they need it.

  18. Healthwatch England chair to step down

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    Sir Robert Francis QC to step down as our chair and from the Care Quality Commission Board.

  19. Healthwatch England's response to Messenger review of NHS leadership

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    Our national director Louise Ansari responds to General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard’s review of health and care leadership.

  20. Post pandemic: What are people telling us about mental health support?

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    Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Healthwatch England asked people about their experiences of getting mental health support. Three years on, we look at what has changed and the questions the NHS needs to answer.

  21. NHS waits: Healthwatch response on BBC radio 4

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    Find out more about why our national director, Louise Ansari, appeared on BBC radio 4 this morning.

  22. Paid opportunity - become a co-researcher!

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    Find out more about this paid opportunity.

  23. We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen

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    Our CEO, Joy Beishon responds to the death of Queen Elizabeth II

  24. Contact us using British Sign Language (BSL)

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    Find out how to contact us using a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.

  25. Our CEO reacts to the Government's Plan for Patients

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    The Government announced its 'Plan for Patients', a programme to help the NHS and care system.

  26. Want to make a difference? Join our board!

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    Find out more about our board opportunity.

  27. Union urged to clarify that life preserving care will be maintained during strike action

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    Following reports that life-saving cancer care could be affected by strike action. We have written to the RCN asking for the issue to be clarified.

  28. ‘Review culture’ is on the rise, yet only one in ten feed back on health services.

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    Healthwatch Greenwich appeals for more people to feedback on NHS care.

  29. British Social Attitudes Survey results are in – our response

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    Public satisfaction with the NHS has slumped to its lowest level ever recorded by the British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA). Despite this, the public shows very strong support for the NHS. Read the response from Healthwatch England

  30. Healthwatch Greenwich features in new London Maternal Health report

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    In June 2022, we submitted evidence to the London Assembly Health Committee as part of their investigation into Londoners’ experiences of using maternity services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out what they said in their new report.

  31. The hidden wait for cancer care

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    Healthwatch England's research on GP referrals highlighted the frustration patients experience due to long waits and a lack of support. This latest analysis looks at people’s experience of getting a cancer referral.

  32. Recent inspection rates Eltham Palace Surgery ‘inadequate’ for safety of patients

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of Health and Social Care in England, carried out its inspection of Eltham Palace Surgery in May, concluding the service was ‘performing badly’.

  33. Our response to the news that Government has reached an agreement with medical unions in England

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    Responding to the news that Government has reached an agreement with medical unions in England, which if accepted, could end consultant strikes, Joy Beishon, Chief Executive of Healthwatch Greenwich said:

  34. Our position on NHS dentistry

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    Communities across England have made it clear that NHS dentistry needs to be fixed – so it’s affordable and accessible. Read more about our evidence and what changes we’re calling for the NHS and Government to make.

  35. Healthwatch Greenwich receives ‘Investing in Volunteers’ award

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    Healthwatch Greenwich, a health and social care champion, was assessed against six quality areas and proved to excel in all aspects of working with its volunteers.