1. The Oaks Care Home 2020 report

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    In February 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich conducted an Enter and View at The Oaks Care Home. In January 2020, we used our power of Enter and View to revisit the care home.

  2. Update on Circle MSK Services During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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    Please see the following information from Circle MSK:

  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. 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.

  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. Local resident back roller-skating just two weeks after ICU Covid-19 treatment “I cannot describe in words how amazing the staff at University Hospital Lewisham are.”

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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.

  8. Insight on COVID-19: Support for vulnerable children

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    This briefing focuses on the recent experiences of vulnerable children and their families when accessing health and social care services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  9. 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.

  10. COVID-19 information

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    Read the latest advice and information from NHS England and Public Health England about the Coronavirus.

  11. Annual Report 2019-2020

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    Our Annual Report for the year 2019-2020- 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 2020-21.

  12. 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.

  13. Black Lives Matter digital listening event summary

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    In light of the known impact of Covid-19 on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic(BAME) communties, and our solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, in July we held a digital listening event.

  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. COVID-19 Recovery. What local residents are telling us

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    As lockdown has relaxed over the summer, we talked to local voluntary groups to hear how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the way Greenwich residents are accessing and experiencing health and care services.

  16. 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

  17. Video consulting with your NHS

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    The NHS have provided a patient guide to using video consultations

  18. Coronavirus: What does shielding mean?

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    Find out more about shielding, who it applies to, and what to do if you are shielding.

  19. How to communicate better with people with hearing loss

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    COVID-19 poses a unique challenge for health and social care professionals when talking to someone with hearing loss. Here are some important tips to help you communicate effectively.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. The NHS COVID-19 app is now available to download for free in England and Wales

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    On Thursday 24 September, the NHS COVID-19 app officially launched across England and Wales. The NHS COVID-19 App is the simplest way to help protect those we love from coronavirus.

  23. 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

  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. GP websites: A report on COVID-19 data sharing privacy notice

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

  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. What We're Hearing: COVID-19 Insight Report December 2020

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

  29. 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