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Bringing Health Closer to You is a community health and wellbeing engagement project led by Omotola Wonuola, Community Health Ambassador. The project focuses on exploring how Tenants and Residents Association (TRA) spaces can support community health and wellbeing across Southwark and provides recommendations to reduce health inequalities by strengthening the connection between residents, local spaces, and accessible health support.
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A major new report from the King’s Fund has today highlighted the essential role that an independent patient voice plays in health and social care — and warns against losing this independence as part of upcoming government reforms.
Independence from the NHS enables individuals and communities to have greater trust in the credibility of patient representatives, and enables them to influence improvements more effectively.
Local Healthwatch has welcomed the findings, which confirm that independence is key to public trust, community engagement, and ensuring that people’s experiences lead to meaningful change
Local Healthwatch has welcomed the findings, which confirm that independence is key to public trust, community engagement, and ensuring that people’s experiences lead to meaningful change
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