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Find out about how to access mental health services and support in Southwark - whether you're feeling a bit down, or you think you need more support.

Are you unhappy with your experience of health or social care services in Southwark? Making a complaint is a way to share your experience, get an explanation from the service, and suggest what could be improved in the future.

Find key information about accessing primary care services, including GPs, pharmacies and dental practices.

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).