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Lambeth Dementia Action Alliance is a network of local organisations, services and businesses that are working to make Lambeth more dementia friendly. -
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Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis. -
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A pilot project aimed to test out an approach for building a picture of older people’s experiences of health and social care services following a stay in hospital. -
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We evaluated the adaptation of an existing hospital-based initiative designed by the Guy's and St Thomas' Trust, to help carers of elderly family members with dementia prepare for their return home after a stay in hospital. -
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Over the past year, we have been working with Lambeth Council on a project looking into how home care can be improved. The aim was to use design approaches to find ways for home care to be more joined up with other services and to empower people. -
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We carried out a follow up investigation in summer/autumn 2015 to gather views on services for people living with dementia independently in their own homes.
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We visited Dulwich Care Centre, a nursing home for 93 residents, providing nursing or personal care to older people, including people with physical disabilities and people living with dementia.
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We undertook a review of dementia services in the Clapham Park area of Lambeth during the second half of 2014, in order to gain an insight into the experiences of local residents with dementia and their carers (both paid and unpaid) -
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We carried out Enter and View visits at Helmi House, a Sanctuary Home Care for 46 tenants, currently providing care and support to 26 people of mixed ages including wheelchair users and two residents living with dementia. -
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We did an Enter and View visits at Lingham Court, an extra care housing facility for 30 tenants, providing care and support to older people including wheelchair users and five residents living with dementia.
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We did an Enter and view at Hillyard House, an extra care housing facility for 41 tenants providing care and support to a mixed clientele including older people, learning disabled adult and younger disabled people, and residents living with dementia. -
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A visit to this extra care housing facility was carried out to seek the views of residents (particularly those with dementia) about the services and also how they accessed health and care services from the community. -
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We visited Collingwood Court Nursing Home, unit for people with mental health problems and a palliative care unit. Almost all the residents had dementia or dementia like symptoms.
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In September and October 2019 we carried out enter and view visits at three local care homes run by Excelcare, following a quality and safety review by Lambeth Council which indicated improvement was needed. -
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Dementia is a disease of the brain and reduces the capacity of people to reason and make choices. So the UK and global response to Coronavirus 19 is particularly challenging for families and people living with dementia. -
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In October 2020, we held an online event with South London and Maudsley Trust (SLaM) and Black Thrive for local people to explore the inequalities linked to vascular dementia experienced by Lambeth’s Black communities. -
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Find out in our Annual Report about how we have made a difference for people in Lambeth, our resources and how we have engaged and supported people in 2020-21.
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Healthwatch Lambeth was delighted to participate in Lambeth's Ageing Well Festival which launched Age Friendly Lambeth. -
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A number of Lambeth residents have voiced their concern that proposals for "Our Healthier South East London", the regional coordinator of the national NHS Long Term Plan. People worry that proposals will have a major impact on Lambeth's autonomy. -
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The NHS Long Term Plan shows how the NHS will spend additional funding in the next ten years. This research aimed to gather views and experiences of Lambeth residents to support local implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. -
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The NHS Long Term Plan shows how the NHS will spend additional funding in the next ten years. This research aimed to gather views and experiences of people in South east London to support local implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. -
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We are running a national survey to ask people’s views on how local NHS services could be improved through the NHS Long Term Plan. -
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With the new Clinical Commissioning structure in place this month, our new South East London Healthwatch Director Folake Segun will ensure that the six Healthwatch across the region have a joint impact to ensure local people are represented. -
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Healthwatch across south-east London are aware of the sale in Feb 2021 by AT Medics of 8 GP surgeries to Operose Health, owned by US private healthcare company Centene Corporation, and the media interest this has generated. -
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Can you help us prioritise the most important issues affecting GP consultations?
We’re keen to hear from patients registered at an NHS GP practice -
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· Local health champion is shortlisted for the creation of the South East London Healthwatch Director in major national awards scheme
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Our Annual Report for 2021/22 is out now! See how your feedback on health and social care services in Lambeth helped us influence local providers and make services better. -
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South East London Integrated Care System develops five priorities for health and care -
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Have your say on the proposed future location of very specialist cancer services for children living in South London and South East England.