News and reports

If you're eligible, book your COVID-19 vaccination

Find out updates on COVID-19 vaccination progress in Southwark, as well as information on the Astra Zeneca vaccine from South East London CCG.

Healthwatch across South East London are aware of the sale of 8 GP practices by AT Medics (transfer of ownership took place in February 2021) to Operose Health (owned by US private healthcare company Centene Corporation).

Caring for someone with a mental illness in the local area? Sign up to A Caring Mind Newsletter 

Stress Awareness Month has been held every April, since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic.

Community and Connection grants provide funding for projects that make a positive contribution to the lives of people who have experienced or who currently experience mental illness, and primarily benefit boroughs served by SLaM.

To mark International Women’s Day, the government launched a 12-week call for evidence to better understand women’s experiences of the health and care system. 

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust are one of the pilot sites (along with East London, Birmingham and Manchester) for the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PRECF). This is a National initiative led by NHSE.

If you provide personal care for a friend or family member you are now eligible for free PPE (personal protective equipment – masks, aprons, gloves and a pair of goggles). 

Read our latest report, based on in-depth interviews with a group of Southwark residents waiting for hospital treatment.

Healthwatch England's new report looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people access their GP and how this has affected people's experience of care.

We are looking for a volunteer to support the coordination of the Ambassadors Network.