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Burgess Park Care Home
In 2016, one of our priority areas was social care. A focus of this has been to look at the quality of nursing care provision, especially after the closure of one of the three Southwark nursing homes in October 2015 (Camberwell Green).
1 August 2016
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Gypsy and Traveller Community Focus Group
Healthwatch Southwark spoke with Traveller women who reside in Traveller sites in Southwark, of which there are four: Springtide (Peckham), Brideale (Peckham), Ilderton (Bermondsey) and Burnhill (Peckham).
31 July 2016
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Young voices on sexual health
Over the summer of 2016, we engaged with 105 young people aged 13-25, via workshops and surveys, to find out about their experiences of sexual health education and information, access to services, and where they prefer to go for support.
2 May 2016
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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.
30 March 2016
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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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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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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
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Healthwatch Southwark’s Public Forum: “Everyone is treated equally” – Join 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
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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.
30 June 2015
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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
30 March 2015
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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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