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Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services. -
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Did you know that pharmacies provide advice and information on minor illnesses and ailments? Take a look at how they can help you. -
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You can find the details of pharmacies that are open in Greenwich on the Bank Holidays in December and January in this article. -
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Find out what the public has been telling us about health and social care during April 2022 and read the response from the provider. -
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Find out how to order repeat prescriptions. -
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From GP services to Queen Elizabeth hospital, find out what you told us about health and social care in Greenwich. -
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NHS prescription charges to increase by 3.2% from 1 April -
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In a long-awaited move, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that HRT costs will be capped at around £20 a year through a new prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) being launched on 1 April. -
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We worked with young people (16-18) in Greenwich to understand their views and experience of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and find out why uptake continues to remain low among this age group. -
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Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback. -
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The key to addressing this challenge lies in recognising the importance of patient and family voices and actively incorporating them into the fabric of health and care decision-making, writes Healthwatch Greenwich CEO Joy Beishon. -
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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. -
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Five-day strikes by junior doctors, followed by two-day strikes by consultants, are likely to increase pressure on hospitals across South East London Here's how to get the help you need! -
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This South Asian Heritage Month, Healthwatch Greenwich celebrates an inspirational story of a small Nepalese community group that teaches, trains, and empowers Nepali elderly women. Our Communication Officer, Chandan visits ‘Feel Better’ event. -
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Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback. -
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Find out how Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust performed in the latest Adult Inpatient Survey of 2022. -
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Measles vaccination rates are at a ten-year low as cases rise nationwide. Find out about measles, who can get the vaccine, and what you can do to stay safe. -
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Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback. -
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The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat some common conditions with prescription-only medicines, without you visiting your GP. Find out everything you need to know. -
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Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback. -
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Healthwatch England's report titled Pharmacy: What People Want published on 30 April explores people's experiences and attitudes towards pharmacy services in England and identifies approaches that healthcare leaders and the wider sector can take to improve services. -
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Find out what we have been hearing about health and care services in Greenwich and what action service providers have taken as a result of your feedback. -
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More needs to be done to improve access to NHS services in south east London, according to hundreds of people who took part in the region-wide survey. -
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As part of the NHS Long Term Plan Healthwatch Greenwich were asked to gather local people's experiences and views on what the NHS can do to help them and their communities stay well and to make the support available better -
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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. -
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Over the last year, we have been in contact with many people who have struggled to access their local GP practice, often as a result of not having the right kind of documentation to be able to register. -
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In July 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit 58 The Village Care Home. -
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In August 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit 169 The Lodge care home. -
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In June 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Abbey Wood Surgery. -
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In June 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit All Saints Medical Centre. -
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In November 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Ashgreen House Residential and Nursing Home. -
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In November 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich conducted an Enter and View at Ashgreen House care home. In January 2020, we used our power of Enter and View to revisit the care home. . -
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In January 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Bannockburn Surgery -
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In June 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Basildon Road Surgery. -
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In December 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Blackheath Standard Practice. -
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In May 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Briset Corner Surgery. -
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In November 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Brook House care home. -
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In November 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich conducted an Enter and View at Brook House care centre. In January 2020, we used our power of Enter and View to revisit the care home. -
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In November 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Charlton Park care home -
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In November 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich conducted an Enter and View at Charlton Park care home. In January 2020, we used our power of Enter and View to revisit the care home. -
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In December 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Cullum Welch Court Care Home. -
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In December 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Conway Plumstead and Welling Surgeries. -
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In July 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Disraeli Close care home. -
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In June 2017, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit the Greenwich Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service at Eltham Hospital. -
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In July 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit the Passey Place branch of Eltham Medical Practice. -
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In July 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit the Well Hall Road branch of Eltham Medical Practice -
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In January 2016, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Eltham Palace Surgery. -
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In January 2016, Healthwatch Greenwich conducted an Enter and View at Eltham Palace Surgery. In August 2018, we used our power of Enter and View to revisit the Surgery. -
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In February 2016, Healthwatch Greenwich used our power of Enter and View to visit Ferryview Health Centre. -
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In January 2018, Healthwatch Greenwich conducted an Enter and View at Meadows House Care Home. In January 2020, we used our power of Enter and View to revisit the care home.