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The NHS will buy thousands of extra beds in care homes and other settings to help discharge more patients to free up hospital beds. Our national director Louise Ansari responds.
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Find out more about NHS strikes. -
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Read the latest NHS advice on strike action. -
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Read the NHS advice on Vitamin D. -
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Find out what people have been telling us about their health and care experiences in South east London. -
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Susan felt like she wasn't being listened to, until she spoke with Healthwatch Greenwich. -
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We surveyed Greenwich residents during December 2022 to understand the effect of the rise in cost of living on people’s health and wellbeing. Find out more and download the full report at the end of this article. -
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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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Latest data suggests as many as one in five GP referrals for specialist care bounce back to general practice. Healthwatch England calls for more to be done to understand people’s experience of getting a referral. -
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published two reports for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust following a recent inspection in December.
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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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During October – November 2022, 946 people completed our survey on their experience of the Outpatient services provided by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. -
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Leading mental health charity YoungMinds is offering faith-friendly information and advice, shaped by the voices of young Muslims and created in partnership with Muslim Youth Helpline. -
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Help shape a new community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) community service. This webinar invitation is for patients across south east London. -
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This year, the theme of International Women's Day is #EmbraceEquity. Find out why it is more important than ever for healthcare providers to prioritise this in their services. -
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The South-East London Integrated Care System (SEL ICS) reports that junior doctors and dental trainees will be taking strike action from Monday 13th - Wednesday 15th March. -
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This page has information for people living with diabetes who are thinking about fasting for Ramadan. -
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A new series of videos to provide information, strategies and support for families with autism is now available on the Greenwich Community Directory website. -
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Healthwatch England warns that six-week postnatal checks – required of GPs in England - are
failing many new mothers -
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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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A 96-hour walkout will take place for shifts starting between 06:59 on Tuesday 11 April and 06:59 on Saturday 15 April 2023. -
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Healthwatch Greenwich appeals for more people to feedback on NHS care. -
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NHS prescription charges to increase by 3.2% from 1 April -
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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 -
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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 are looking for co-researchers to help us find out more about asylum-seeking and migrant women/birthing people’s experience of maternity services. -
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Last year, we spoke to you about your experience of the London Ambulance Service (LAS) to understand what is working well, what could be improved, and how LAS could better contribute to life in London. -
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This week (10-15th April) will see strike action by junior doctors over several days from 11th-15th. Find out how this may affect services in Greenwich. -
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Wow, March was an incredibly busy month for us at Healthwatch Greenwich! Find out how we engaged with communities through a variety of events and activities. -
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In February 2022 Healthwatch Greenwich visited Ashgreen House Care Home for an Enter and View. Our authorised representative conducted an announced visit in February 2023 to follow up on the recommendation of the report. -
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In August 2022 Healthwatch Greenwich visited Meadows House Residential and Nursing Home. Our authorised representative re-visited in February 2023 to follow up on 2022 recommendations. -
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In August 2022 Healthwatch Greenwich visited Westcombe Park Residential and Nursing Home. Our authorised representative conducted an announced visit in February 2023 to follow up on the recommendation of the report. -
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Our CEO reflects on the state of maternity care in the UK, the shocking disparity in the quality of care within our communities, and how listening to people's experiences can help change this. -
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The fight for racial equality is an ongoing battle, and it seems that even organisations dedicated to promoting inclusivity aren't immune to the struggle. -
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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. -
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We will soon be starting a new project on the experiences of accessing services, information and support for carers from an ethnic minority background and we need your help! -
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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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We worked with Oxleas NHS Trust to conduct usability testing on its website, ‘Children’s Integrated Therapies’, to better support parents and carers of children who use Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Speech and Language Therapists. -
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New findings from Carers UK and University of Sheffield's Centre for Care look at how much the contributions of unpaid carers would cost the social care system, if the hours were provided by paid care workers. -
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The Clover Health Centre at Equitable House Woolwich will be closing at the end of September 2023. The South East London ICB will be contacting patients individually to support them to register with a new GP before the surgery closes. -
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In June 2022 Healthwatch Greenwich visited Brook House Residential and Nursing Home. Our authorised representative conducted an announced visit in February 2023 to follow up on the recommendation of the report. -
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In March 2022 Healthwatch Greenwich visited Brook House Residential and Nursing Home. Our authorised representative conducted an announced visit in March 2023 to follow up on the recommendation of the report. -
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After completing our current round of Enter and View visits, we took a moment to reflect and review some of the insights and themes to come from them. -
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In August 2022 Healthwatch Greenwich visited Brook House Residential and Nursing Home. Our authorised representative conducted an announced visit in February 2023 to follow up on the recommendation of the report.