1. What can you expect when you're discharged from hospital?

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    The usual processes the NHS follows to discharge you from hospital have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you can expect when it’s time to leave hospital.

  2. Video consulting with your NHS

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    The NHS have provided a patient guide to using video consultations

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Supporting Patient Participation Groups

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    Following our GP website audit in April 2020, we spoke to PPG leads in Greenwich in order to:map the range of ways PPGs operate; understand where they are working well, & why, and describe the challenges faced by PPGs in the wake of the pandemic.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. The Kandi Girls Night Out In

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  14. Crochet Like Your Mother Used to Make

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  15. Circle of Life Art Workshop

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  16. Health Symposium with Healthwatch Greenwich

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  17. 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

  18. Director, South East London Healthwatch Quarterly Report

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    From the 1 April 2020, the six (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in South East London (SEL), all merged to form a new CCG at the regional level.

  19. Black History Month: Improving health and wellbeing for black women in Greenwich

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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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. Black Lives Matter: Actions, not just Words

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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.

  23. 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.

  24. Healthwatch Greenwich BAME Advisory Group

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  25. Covid-19 and Care homes: Lockdown 2 (Tuesday Meeting)

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  26. Covid-19 and Care homes: Lockdown 2 (Thursday Meeting)

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  27. 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.

  28. Wellbeing support for parents of children with SEND

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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

  29. 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.

  30. 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.

  31. 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.

  32. 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