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Help improve the mental health support women get during pregnancy and after childbirth - Give your views

A small community research organisation are looking for local mums to take part in their research, they want to find out about mums experiences with mental health support services in Southwark.

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New Southwark Family Council and Parent to Parent Peer Advocacy

Southwark Children’s Services is looking for parents and families to join the new Family Council and become peer advocates to support other parents.

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‘Free Your Mind’ campaign will support mental wellbeing in south east London

A new campaign to support people living in south east London experiencing mental ill-health during the Covid-19 pandemic launched on Monday 22 June.

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Raising our voices to make carers visible in Southwark

It’s Carers Week 8-14 June and we want to Make Carers Visible (this year's theme) by sharing our recent research project, ‘The Impact of Caring on Unpaid Carers’. We also consider what's changed during Covid-19 and what's next in Southwark.

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Healthwatch Southwark and Community Southwark is in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and stands against racism.

The murder of George Floyd has again sparked #BlackLivesMatter protests around the world and brought the inequalities faced by Black people to the forefront.

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

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.

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

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.

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Young people can get paid, get heard, make a difference.

Rethink Mental Illness is a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. Their goal is to make sure that everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life.

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

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?

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Proposed changes to the Maudsley - have your say by 31 May on the Lambeth Hospital consultation!

Inpatient mental health wards at Lambeth Hospital might be moved to the Maudsley, with a new build in Denmark Hill to accommodate them. This impacts people in Southwark that use mental health services, and any of us that might use them in the future.

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We are recruiting an Engagement and Signposting Officer

We are looking for a person who can engage proactively with diverse members of our community and sensitively draw out their views, working effectively with volunteers and partner organisations to reach as many people as possible.

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What do we know so far? Experiences of health and social care during the pandemic

Our survey has been open for a week, and we have already received around 60 responses. We wanted to give you a quick update on the types of people we’re talking to, and what they’re telling us about health and social care.

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