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NHS organisations are looking for local people with lived experience of diabetes to help shape services

Your insight will help commissioners to improve outcomes, reduce health inequalities, look at prevention and specialist care, and how they can best support people to manage their care.

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Have you accessed your GP since lockdown restrictions lifted on 19th July? We would like to hear from you!

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns have affected people's access to their GP surgeries. We want to hear from you about your experience of trying to book and attend appointments at your GP since lockdown restrictions...

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Mental health project: Fill in our survey to help us improve local services

Find out more about our current mental health project, and get involved by sharing your experience of mental health services. We need your voice to make positive change!

COVID vaccines

Let's Talk About the COVID Vaccine: Experiences of Older and Younger People in Southwark

Read our latest report looking at older and young people's experiences, concerns and confidence around the COVID vaccine, based on two focus groups and a local survey.

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Involvement opportunities with the General Osteopathic Council - Receive £25 to share your views!

Are you an osteopathic patient? The General Osteopathic Council has two opportunities for you to get involved and share your views - each offering £25.

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Annual Report 2020/21

Find out more about our work and achievements over the year.

We're hiring

Healthwatch Southwark is recruiting for a Research & Projects Officer and an Engagement & Signposting Officer

Are you passionate about improving health and social care services for local people? Join our team!

23 September 2021

NHS COVID-19 VACCINATION UPTAKE AND PREVENTION GRANTS

NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Prevention Grants

The NHS are offering grants of £1000 - £5000 to Southwark organisations to create innovative projects that will help to prevent Covid-19 and increase uptake of the vaccination programme - Deadline 11 October 2021.

13 September 2021

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Free counselling available for Black African and Afro Caribbean people in Southwark

Lambeth and Southwark Mind have been successful in our application for further funding for their Black River Counselling Service.

1 September 2021

Our latest Healthwatch Southwark reports

COVID vaccines

Let's Talk About the COVID Vaccine: Experiences of Older and Younger People in Southwark

Read our latest report looking at older and young people's...

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Annual Report 2020/21

Find out more about our work and achievements over the year.

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Waiting for Hospital Treatment: A qualitative report on patient experience in Southwark

Read our latest report, based on in-depth interviews with a group of...

Improving Healthwatch Southwark for our members: Results from our Members Survey 2020/21

One of our priorities for 2020/21 was to carry out a survey of our...