1. Dentists to start reopening from 8 June - but how have they been working during the pandemic?

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    NHS England has written to dental practices setting out the next steps for delivery of NHS dental services in England, as the NHS moves into the second phase of the Covid-19 response. Dentists can start reopening for all routine care from 8 June.

  2. What have local people been telling us about the coronavirus outbreak? (April-May 2020 update)

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    We have analysed our recent signposting and feedback calls and emails to give you a picture of what Southwark residents are telling us about the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

  3. Accessing GP services: FAQs

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    Find key information about accessing primary care services, including GPs, pharmacies and dental practices.

  4. Quarterly Insights Report- 1st July - 30 September

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    Read our latest quarterly Signposting and Feedback Insight Report, this report provides an overview of the key themes highlighted from community feedback and signposting enquiries we received from 1st July - 30th September 2022.

  5. Get involved in research on healthcare access for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults

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    Help Healthwatch Southwark understand how to improve healthcare access for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults.

  6. Listening Tour – Can you help?

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    We are hosting a series of pop ups as part of our listening tour whereby the general public can share their experiences in health and social care settings and know that we will do right by them to share this information with decision-makers.

  7. 10 top tips to get the most out of your dental appointment

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    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

  8. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

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    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

  9. Accident and Emergency Services

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    We found through our work on GP access that some people use A&E instead of out-of-hour services which are available if their GP practice is closed.

  10. Healthy feedback from our Healthy Futures in Southwark & Lambeth event

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    Healthwatch Southwark & Healthwatch Lambeth, along with partners from health and social care across both boroughs, ran an event "A Healthy Future in Southwark & Lambeth" on the 20th March.

  11. The NHS in Southwark is changing. Share your views and help to shape its future.

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  12. Do you know how to find a GP?

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    You have a legal right to choose a GP practice that best suits your needs.

  13. Appointment systems at GP Practices

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    From October 2016 to February 2017 we spoke with 397 local people about what they thought HWS should focus on in 2017/18.

  14. Access and Experience of GP Services

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    In December 2015, we published a report based on what 79 Southwark residents told us about GP access and experience.

  15. Do Southwark GPs offer interpreting services?

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    Following an early report about the experiences of seldom-heard communities in accessing GPs, we carried out a review of GP out-of-hours answerphone messages.

  16. GP Out-of-Hours Answerphone Messages (Updated)

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    Following an early report about the experiences of seldom-heard communities in accessing GPs, we carried out a review of GP out-of-hours answerphone messages.

  17. What have local people been telling us about the coronavirus outbreak? (March 2020 update)

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    We have analysed our recent signposting and feedback calls and emails to give you a picture of what Southwark residents are telling us about the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

  18. Patients to start being removed from "clinically extremely vulnerable" or shielded list

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    As we move into the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic, some patients are being identified by clinicians (doctors and other healthcare professionals) as no longer needing to be on the clinically extremely vulnerable list. What does this mean?

  19. Join the Ethnic Minority Empowerment Group

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    Are you registered with a GP in Southwark, identify as part of a Black and/or Ethnic Minority community and experiencing signs of stress, anxiety or depression?
    You might find this ethnic minority empowerment group helpful.

  20. Opportunity to develop skills in patient involvement and help shape CCG strategy

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    NHS South East London Clinical Commissioning Group (the CCG) is looking for local people from to join its Engagement Assurance Committee to help them plan how they involve local people in health services.

  21. COVID-19 vaccinations in Southwark

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    Find out how COVID-19 vaccinations are being rolled out in Southwark.

  22. You can now create a personalised care plan via Coordinate My Care

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    All London residents can now have a personalised care plan.

  23. How to register with a GP in Spanish and Portuguese.

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    It has been estimated 1 in 7 in the Latin American communities in Lambeth and Southwark isn’t registered with a GP. 

  24. You may be eligible for your free local NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

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    NHS England are currently allowing people who are identified at risk of Diabetes to refer themselves onto a free online programme via the Diabetes UK 'Know Your Risk' Tool, to help them reduce their chances of developing the condition.

  25. GP access during COVID-19: Healthwatch report on 200,000 people's experiences

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    Healthwatch England's new report looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people access their GP and how this has affected people's experience of care.

  26. Healthwatch Southwark continues to collect feedback on AT Medics GP surgeries

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    Healthwatch across South East London are aware of the sale of 8 GP practices by AT Medics (transfer of ownership took place in February 2021) to Operose Health (owned by US private healthcare company Centene Corporation).

  27. Social Prescribing in Southwark: the patients' perspective

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    We wanted to understand the potential benefits of social prescribing for residents, and to explore how social prescribing could work as effectively as possible for them.

  28. GP Access Project

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    Read our report examining people's experiences of accessing GP services in Southwark after the lifting of the lockdown restrictions in July 2021.