News and reports | Healthwatch Southwark

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Do Southwark GPs offer interpreting services?

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.

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Winter Wellness event 2015 – Staying Well, Warm and Safe

We held this free public event on 14 December 2015 at Walworth Medthodist Church. 89 people attended the event, with 8 people subsequently registering as new supporters of Healthwatch Southwark.

30 December 2015

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Access and Experience of GP Services

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

30 December 2015

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Vietnamese and Chinese Mental Health Focus Group

Healthwatch Southwark held a focus group with six Southwark residents with mental health problems who are users of the Vietnamese Mental Health Service (VMHS).

30 October 2015

Healthwatch Southwark’s Public Forum: “Everyone is treated equally” – Joint the debate!

We held a public forum on 15th September at Canada Water Library. 67 people attended the event, with 15 people subsequently registering as new supporters of Healthwatch Southwark.

30 September 2015

Healthwatch Southwark’s Public Forum: “Your Care, Your Services! – Issues to Solutions!”

We held a public forum on 10th June at Cambridge House. 73 people attended.

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Healthwatch Southwark’s Public Forum: “You said, we did!”

We held a public forum on 15th March to a total of 70 people, including Southwark residents and representatives

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Social care support for carers focus group

Access to social care support was identified as a priority area for Healthwatch Southwark through public and stakeholder consultation.

29 January 2015

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Young people's experiences of sexual health services

Sexual health was identified as a priority area for Healthwatch Southwark. We held a focus group with Mind charity to understand where young people turn to find information about sex and what their experience are of accessing sexual health services.

15 January 2015

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One Year On - event report

Approximately 50 including residents, representatives from voluntary and community organisations and statutory services attended our event to gain insight into health and social care commissioning and integration in Southwark

30 November 2014

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Latin American Women's Focus Group

The session was conducted in Spanish, led by Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) with staff support from Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK (CLAUK) and Healthwatch Southwark.

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'Spotlight on Social Care - event report

We held a public event to inform Supporters & Stakeholders about Adult Social Care within Southwark Council and gain feedback on the real-life case studies.