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NEW COMMUNITY RESEARCH: Talk to Healthwatch Southwark about waiting for hospital treatment

We think waiting times can be dealt with better. For our current project, we are looking to hear from local people about their experiences of waiting for hospital treatment, and the impact it has on their lives. Get involved!

27 October 2020

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Community Health Ambassadors Network

Community Southwark is supporting Southwark Council to launch a Community Health Ambassadors Network to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

20 October 2020

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Tell doctors in Southwark about your experience using primary care services during COVID-19

Your Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which is made up of local doctors, wants to hear about your experiences of primary care (such as GP appointments) during the pandemic.

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Calling 10-25 year olds! Tell YoungMinds what influences your mental health

YoungMinds is running a project to find out what factors influence young people’s mental health who live in the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. Are you 10-25, or do you have friends and family that could fill it in?

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Experiences of health and social care in Southwark during the COVID-19 pandemic

Read the report from our recent survey to find out about local people's experiences of health and care during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Annual Report 2019/20

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

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Help develop an online digital wellbeing service (and be rewarded for your time!)

Healthwatch Southwark are working with Mindwave Ventures to find people to take part in an online co-creation workshop which will help in the development of a local digital wellbeing service. Participants will be rewarded for their time.

30 November 2020

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Join the Healthwatch South East London Patient Group

We’re looking to appoint two new members from Southwark to sit on our Healthwatch South East London Patient Group.

19 October 2020

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Have your say: Survey of hospital care for LGBT+ patients

A team of doctors at King's College Hospital want to improve the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in hospital.

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Our strategy 2020-22

11 November 2020

Read more here about our plans for the future, how we will better...

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Experiences of health and social care in Southwark during the COVID-19 pandemic

Read the report from our recent survey to find out about local people...

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Annual Report 2019/20

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

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The Impact of Caring on Unpaid Carers

16 January 2020

We have been listening to unpaid carers about their experiences, the...