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Local resident Clayton Jean-Charles has been getting back to his hobby of roller-skating in Greenwich park – with this footage taken just two weeks after Clayton was discharged from University Hospital Lewisham. -
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How blood products give patients new chances -
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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. -
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Join us on Thursday 26th November at 3pm for our first Healthwatch Greenwich Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Advisory Group meeting. -
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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 -
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We are looking for Board members who share our passion for continuing to develop Healthwatch Greenwich as the ‘consumer champion’ for all publicly funded health and social care in Greenwich. -
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Lynne spoke to us about her role as she prepares to welcome new members to the Healthwatch Greenwich Board. -
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Lola joined Healthwatch Greenwich as a board member over ten years ago. -
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Amanda is a Board Member and brings with her a decade of academic experience in Public Health and Epidemiology. -
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Today marks one year since the murder of George Floyd, which sparked change across the world to address racism and inequality through the Black Lives Matter movement. -
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Freya is a Psychology Masters student at the University of Greenwich with a keen interest in making local services better for the people who use them. -
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Freya's experience volunteering at Healthwatch as a Digital Communications Volunteer. -
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Hear from our Communications and Signposting Officer about what it's like working at Healthwatch Greenwich -
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Student volunteers from the University of Greenwich have been mystery shopping at local health services -
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December 3rd marks International Day of People with Disabilities. A key date in our calendar to celebrate the challenges, barriers, and opportunities for people with disabilities, this year, in the context of a global pandemic. -
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The sunflower lanyard is a globally recognised symbol for non-visible disabilities, also known as hidden disabilities or invisible disabilities. -
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Find out more about what a colonoscopy is and what the simple check involves. -
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Our nation’s health faces enormous challenges. Find out in Healthwatch England's Annual Report to Parliament how your feedback has helped to improve NHS and social care services. -
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Find out more about our Digital Communications volunteer. -
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Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change. -
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The UK Government has announced plans to scrap free COVID tests from 1st April. Find out where you might be able to get a free rapid test kit in Greenwich up until then. -
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Find out more about an opportunity to shape patient experience strategy at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust. -
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People with little or no English struggle at all points of their healthcare journey. Our new research shines a light on barriers and delays to care they often experience and calls for equal access for all.
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The Care Quality Commission has found that "not enough progress has been made to address their recommendations in the 2020 ‘Out of sight – who cares?’ restraint, segregation, and seclusion review". -
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COVID-19 is still active, and the vaccine offers the best protection against becoming seriously unwell, having to go to hospital and passing the virus on to others. -
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Find out why we are supporting Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. -
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A new NHS tool has been created to find out the average waiting time for your upcoming treatment, consultation or surgery. -
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Get involved and participate in conversations about health in South east London. -
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Find out how to order repeat prescriptions. -
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Get to know some of our volunteers below and find out what they've learnt during their time at Healthwatch. -
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Read more about the London Care Record. -
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Find out more about introducing your baby to solid foods and the new NHS information campaign. -
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Our national director introduces our plan for the year and explains how we will focus our efforts to help make care better. -
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Two-thirds fewer people are waiting more than two years for elective care, new figures have shown. Our national director Louise Ansari highlights that low income, gender and ethnicity affect people’s experience of waiting. -
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Find out how you can get involved in shaping healthcare. -
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Hear from Darya, a Goldsmiths student, who has just completed her placement with us. -
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Jo lives with mental health challenges, including depression and borderline personality disorder. They share their story of waiting for the right support and explain how the NHS could improve their life. -
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Read more about the upcoming changes to social care reform and what they mean for you. -
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Anna recounts her experiences at Queen Elizabeth hospital and Lewisham Hospital. -
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Read the blog from South East London Integrated Care System. -
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Learn more about the new NHS England campaign. -
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Find out more about National Inclusion Week. -
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Public Health England’s Stoptober campaign has been an annual event since 2012. Each year it inspires thousands of smokers to give up for 28 days during the month of October – and its aim is to support them in quitting for good. -
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With a record seven million people awaiting hospital treatment, Louise Ansari, our National Director, told BBC News that people need reassuring that the NHS is still there to help them. -
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GPs are often the first port of call for onward support. Unfortunately, people tell us it’s difficult to get a GP appointment. Read our insight and the recommendations on how people’s experiences can be improved. -
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its annual State of Care report, which highlights that gridlocked health and care system is leading to deterioration in people’s access to and experience of care. -
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A new CQC report looks what people with a learning disability and autistic people experience when they need physical health care and treatment in hospital.